either way; in any case; one way or another
thought; consideration; thinking
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
underworld; underside of society
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
back country; remote countryside
influence; clout; leverage
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to have a guilty conscience
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
way of talking; speaking style
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
intelligence agency; secret service