I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
number of persons; personnel
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
derailment; digression; deviation
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
killing time; staving off boredom
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
concealment; suppression; hiding
script; screenplay; scenario
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
goodness; excellence; virtue