muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
direct appeal; direct petition
to extort (money); to blackmail
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
shady; underhanded; questionable
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
such; like that; that sort of
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to be transparent; to show through
blithering idiot; bloody fool; total moron; dimwit
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
in that manner; like that
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
power; authority; influence
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
to draw a line (between); to make a clear distinction (between); to settle (a matter) once and for all; to bring to an end; to take responsibility (for)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
being concerned about or mindful of
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
powdered; powdery; pulverized
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
excited condition; excited state
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten