sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
in good health; alive and well; going strong
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
so what!; who gives a damn?
real intention; true motive; true meaning
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
B class; B grade; second rate
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
firm; unshakeable; resolute
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
joint struggle; common (united) front
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
another day; some other day
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
relatively; comparatively
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
not eating enough; unsatisfied; dissatisfied with; leaving something to be desired
serious; not joking; straight