what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to speak; to say; to vocalize
with a start; with a jump
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
duty; function; office; mission; task
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
messenger; envoy; emissary
great emperor; ... the Great
to say; to tell; to state; to do
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that