to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
in search of; in order to look for
irritation; annoyance; frustration
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
region; limits; stage; level
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
half body bathing; hip bath
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
lord of a manor; estate steward
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
even though it is not; despite not
pardon me for leaving (first)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear