I see; that's right; indeed
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
although I say; although one might say; although called
duty; function; office; mission; task
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
in this way; thus; such; uh...
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
true character; real nature
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
these guys; these fellows
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
a rival horse or candidate
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
even though; despite; when
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
very loose; slowly; leisurely