or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
serious criminal; heinous criminal
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
reaching; attaining; arrival
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
companion; partner; spouse
deliberation; discussion; consideration
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
once upon a time; a long time ago
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
few decades; many decades; several decades
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity