perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
calm; composed; cool; quiet
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
place where one works; construction site; working area
residence; dwelling; home
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
liquor store; sake shop; pub; heavy drinker; drunkard
to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
breathily (while talking)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
it is I who should say so
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
kumis (fermented mare's milk); kumiss; koumiss