vehement objection; bitter opposition
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
after that; afterwards; thereafter
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
some people; a few people; several people
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
duty; function; office; mission; task
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)