to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
script; libretto; scenario
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
freely; right and left; as one pleases
killing and wounding; bloodshed
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
materials; data; document
example; illustration; precedent
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
The Iliad (epic poem attributed to Homer)
The Odyssey (epic poem attributed to Homer)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
since one was born; (in) all one's life
biological parent; real parent
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to see through; to see the true nature of something
same family (race, tribe)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric