acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
I see; that's right; indeed
maid; helper; help; assistance
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
the front; honest; upright; decent
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
two times; twice; two degrees
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean