evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
to stiffen; to become stiff
large quantity; large amount
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to have an uneasy conscience
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to cross the line; to go too far
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
although I say; although one might say; although called
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten