dodgy dealings; monkey business
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to take a veneer off something
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
in accordance with; according to
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
besides; in addition; also; moreover
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
living room (Western style); sitting room
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell