moving tale; impressive tale
freshly grated (e.g. daikon)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
innocence; being not guilty
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to bury; to embed; to implant
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to be impolite; to be discourteous
non-inflammables; incombustible (usu. waste)
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
offender (esp. murderer); criminal