to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to explain adequately; to be accountable
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
one after another; in succession
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
power; might; authority; influence
well-bred; of good upbringing
nothing but; none other than
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
objection; dissent; protest
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
all you have to do is; just; that's all
at once; immediately; right now
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
final; eventual; ultimate
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
the people; citizens; the populace
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
body; physical system; (the) person
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate