major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
security firm; security company
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
preparatory phase; preparatory period
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to cut corners; to be shoddy
simple honesty; tactless frankness
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
while alive; during one's lifetime
tenth day of the month; ten days
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
power; might; authority; influence
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
out of character; unlike one
to be bewitching; to look coquettish; to behave in an alluring manner; to behave in a seductive manner
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to like; to love; to be fond of
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across