leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
madness; insanity; madman; mania; craze; obsession
the reason is that ...; because
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
hired thief taker (Edo period); private detective; private secret policeman
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
endurance; perseverance; patience
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
make; workmanship; preparation
secret; private (information)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
tedious complaints; continual moaning