grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
chief vassal; senior statesman
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
duty; obligation; responsibility
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
place; room; margin; scope
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to take off one's glasses
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
at that time; in those days
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience