to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
account number (bank, etc.)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
obedience; submission; resignation
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
in good health; alive and well; going strong
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
second marriage; remarriage
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
good performance; good work; great success
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
reason; cause; circumstances
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
consequence; result; conclusion
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
good young man; agreeable youth
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
how; in what way; by what means