now; the present time; just now; another; more
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
then; well; so; well then
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)