true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
confidentially; privately; off the record
approximate value; approximation
on the occasion of; at the time of
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
war situation; progress of a battle
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
policeman's rope; arresting (a criminal)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
stupid idiot; fool; moron
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
devoted; self-sacrificing
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
combat power; fighting strength
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
reduction by half; halving
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through