influential person; man of importance
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
presence; sitting with; being with
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
villain; baddie; the villain's part
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
impossible; unlikely; improbable
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
sympathy; compassion; pity
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
degree of attention; profile
to half-rise to one's feet
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
making one's best exertions
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling