to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
at once; immediately; right now
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
all take and no give; rip-off
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
two (long cylindrical things)
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
major cleanup; spring cleaning
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around