it is I who should say so
story; tale; talk; discussion
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to master thoroughly; to explore exhaustively; to push to the absolute limit; to complete to perfection
the dark side; the seamy side
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
of course; certainly; naturally
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
abuse; misuse; perversion
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
in its entirety; whole; wholly
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
runaway (child); apathy; carelessness
to take a breath; to take a short rest