reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
never mind!; don't worry about it
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
having said that; on the other hand
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
intelligence or information network
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
annual function; annual event
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be silent; to say nothing
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
covert action; covert operations
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
powerful person; influential person
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain