economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
turning to the right; right turn
fiction; fabrication; concoction
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
return to secular life (of a monk); secularization; secularisation
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to affect; to impact; to influence
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
after that; afterwards; thereafter
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
temple; shrine; sanctuary
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
illegitimate child; secret love child
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
reform; reformation; reorganization
domestic affairs; internal administration
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
rather than; more ... than ...
I appreciate your efforts
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle