to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
killing time; staving off boredom
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
script; screenplay; scenario
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
interruption; interference; butting in
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
calculated; premeditated; considered
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
mercy; merciful heart; charity
when; how soon; how long until
equality; impartiality; evenness
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
several people; a few people
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue