no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to forget to say; to forget to mention
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
commander; general; leader
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to head home; to leave for home
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
(Japanese-style) living room
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
certain evidence; definite evidence
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)