loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
memory; sense; experience
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
convenient; handy; useful
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
in one's own way or style
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
magic sword; cursed sword
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
(social) position; status
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
not necessarily so; is not always true
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to begin talking; to open up
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with