working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
every evening; night after night
feigned tears; crocodile tears
old body; aged person; elderly person
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
how; in what way; how about; questionable
personal; individual; private
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
big man; large man; tall man; giant
people; citizens; subjects; folk
strategy meeting; council of war
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
very likely; very probable
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
and; thereupon; because of that
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
settlement; permanent residency
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
separate; respective; different