to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
helper; assistant; help; assistance
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
co-sleeping; sleeping together
to be away from home; to be out of the house
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
cake served with tea; teacake
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
way (of doing); manner; method
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
clear solution; clean decision
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
take the opportunity to (do something else)
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
early on; earlier on; from early
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up