pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
head; chief; boss; leader
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to do someone in; to bump someone off
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
simply; merely; only; solely
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
memories; recollections; reminiscence
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
fib; exaggeration (of the truth); snow job
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
even if not; even without
to know (a person); to think
(how) many times; (how) often
such; like that; in that way
after a long time; for the first time in a while
a cut above; one step above
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to lean against; to set against
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
study; diligence; discount; reduction
casual speech; peer language; informal language
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
face to face; between two persons