so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to explain; to dispel doubts
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
no matter how much time passes
established practice; custom
to do (indicating contempt for other person's actions)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
ancestor; forefather; foremother
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
sad; wretched; deplorable
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
professional killer; hit man
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
this is why; this means; it is the case that
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach