breach of manners; breach of etiquette
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to throw into; to dump in together
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
trio; gang of three; threesome
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
everybody; every last one of them; all
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
history; pedigree; lineage
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
surely; certainly; without doubt
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?