cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
smoothly; easily; readily
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
all you have to do is; just; that's all
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to bloom all over; to bloom in riotous profusion
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean