dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
true character; true heart; true spirit
murder; killing; murderer
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
originally; by nature; from the start
discussion; debate; argument
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to be at a loss for words
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
with these words; while saying
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
sanity; consciousness; soberness
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
even so; anyhow; at any rate
accomplishment; execution
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
at that time; in those days
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty