reconciliation; make peace with
advance payment; money paid in advance
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
around the clock; day and night
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
increased or beefed up security
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
principle of laissez-faire
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
holding out a little longer
advisory level; warning level
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
for a while; for some time; for a period
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)