polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
reopening; resumption; restarting
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to spend time (on doing something)
settlement; solution; resolution
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be worried; to be troubled
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
unprecedented; never seen before
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
ten; 10; ten years of age
retention; maintenance; preservation
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
notice; attention; observation