to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
(large) house; residence; mansion
study; library; den; home office; reading room
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
way of speaking; intimation
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
probability; likelihood; chances
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting