there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to discuss; to talk together
what's what; heads or tails
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
considerably; fairly; quite
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to look forward to something
historical play; period drama
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
company president; manager; director
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
fabricated story; cooked up (news) report
(personal) background check
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
business; trade; operations; sales
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
good bye; I'm off; see you later
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament