one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
second (unit of time); arc second
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
long; drawn-out; very long
to spend time (on doing something)
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
admiration; being impressed (by)
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
this is why; this means; it is the case that
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance