complete stranger; total stranger
threat; intimidation; menace
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
sick person; patient; invalid
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be transparent; to show through
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence