life; living; I; me; student
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
calm; composed; cool; quiet
true character; real nature
time series; chronological order; chronology
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
in the meanwhile; during the time
odds and ends; all; every
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
very likely; very probable
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
this school; the school in question
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
such; like that; that sort of
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
restoration; repair; mending
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one; self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt