to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
contract; compact; agreement
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
dismissal notice; pink slip (US)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to make a speech; to address
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to kill; to choke the life out of
passing through without stopping; passing by
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
late at night; at a late hour
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to some extent; to a certain extent
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
contrived; false-sounding
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
the way one works; one's working manner
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
dirty work; unpleasant task