the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
(in) his way; peculiar to him
arrest; apprehension; capture
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
showing one's face in public; facing another person
captive; prisoner (of war)
settlement; solution; resolution
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
death penalty; capital punishment
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
several weeks; a few weeks
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to