advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
hotel in the center of the city
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
compendium of laws; statute books; (lit.) complete book of the Six Codes
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to walk away; to saunter off
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
reputation; respectability
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
imagination; supposition; guess
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
the reason is ...; it is because ...