don't worry; no worries; never mind
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
forcibly; against one's will
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to rock; to shake; to swing
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
climax; peak; zenith; apex
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
other than; excluding; without
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
step; stride; counter for steps
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to go along; to walk along; to follow
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
probity check; background investigation
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
snake; serpent; large snake
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
penalty; sentence; punishment
the scruff or nape of the neck