to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
hostility; animosity; enmity
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
right in the center (centre)
never mind!; don't worry about it
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to understand; to make out
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
depravity; corruption; degradation
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
repentance; confession; penitence
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
indictment; prosecution; complaint
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to ignore; to disregard; to overlook; to connive at