intimacy; affection; familiarity
briskly; quickly; promptly
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to make sure; to make doubly sure
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
tacit permission; tacit consent; connivance
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
manly; masculine; like a man
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
unmanly; weak; irresolute; sissy; acting like a woman
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
treatment as a guest; guest
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate