great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
now that; since; so long as; because
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
(turned out) all right in the end
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to pass (of time); to elapse
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
strong person; the strong; the powerful
reproachful; hateful; bitter
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
and; thereupon; because of that
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group