with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
tool; implement; means; furniture
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
direct unforked road; straight path
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
innumerable; countless; numberless
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
principle; theory; fundamental truth
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
fresco; mural; wall painting
hey there; I say; see here
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
most part; greater part; majority
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
to make sense; to be meaningful
button (clothing); push-button; button
order; sequence; procedure
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part