refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
scattered animal feed; ground bait
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
for a while; for some time; for a period
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
three parts; three copies
two parts; two copies; the second part
total energy; all efforts
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
postwar period; period after Second World War
bolt from the blue; great surprise
way one walks; one's walk
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
then; well; so; well then
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
the place for; the time for; the level of
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress