20 years old; (arch.) twenty
large amount of money; great cost
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
doing as one is told; yes-man
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
villain; baddie; the villain's part
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
it's probably so; it stands to reason
close; intimate; on good terms
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
same crime; being equally guilty
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to smirk; to grin broadly
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
absence; disregard; indifference
go that far; to that extent
ten; 10; ten years of age