circuitous; roundabout; indirect
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
should do; ought to do; must do
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
tone (of voice); manner of talking
expanding into a chain (e.g. store, hotel); development of chain stores
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
influence; clout; leverage
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to serve; to work for; to attend
for some (unspecified) reason
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
authority; power; influence
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
being upright and cleanhanded
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
name recognition; established reputation
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch