reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
funny story; funny anecdote
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to lure someone; to entice someone
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
episode; anecdote; vignette
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
have a pain in one's chest
looking or acting as if one owned the place
number of times; frequency; count
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
concession; conciliation; compromise
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
dark clouds; black clouds