outline; summary; gist; basic points
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
anonymity; using an assumed name
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
flight; desertion; escape
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
one's person; around one's person
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
it is not (like that) either
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
how can (one) do something
choices; alternatives; options
in the same manner as before; the same as always
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
close; intimate; on good terms
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to jar; to creak; to grate
all present; all concerned; all of us
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom