bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
Pegasus (star); Pegasus (winged horse in Greek mythology)
legendary beast; magical beast
contract; compact; agreement
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
time; season; period; phase; stage
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
hard-line policy; tough measure
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
small; fine; detailed; stingy
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
order of chivalry; chivalric order
curse; spell; malediction
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
conference room; council room
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)