confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to shed light; to cast light
only; merely; but; no more than
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
condition; situation; prospects
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
worst; poor and boring; uncool
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
how many people; a number of people
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
whichever one chooses; either way
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to escape from; to get out
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to devour; to bite to death
head; lead; vanguard; first
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
to order; to command; to appoint
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
impossible; unlikely; improbable
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
love triangle; eternal triangle
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
to glare at each other; to confront each other
snake; serpent; large snake