to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
trust; confidence; credence
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
to be embarrassed for a reply
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
half-sibling (with a different mother)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
emphatic sentence-ending particle
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex; to start having interest in the opposite sex
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
foreign enemy; outside invader
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick