to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
technique; art; skill; move
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
question; inquiry; enquiry
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to laugh away; to laugh off
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
reason; cause; circumstances
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
one-armed person; one-handed person
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to be worried; to be troubled
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to follow another's example
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for