to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to become inverted; to become reversed
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
great laughter; burst of laughter
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
custom; habit; customary practice
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
pure literature; belles-lettres
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to be impolite; to be discourteous
belief; faith; conviction
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
recovery; undoing; recall
to break the silence; to break one's silence
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater; irritable person; hot-tempered person
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
change; alteration; modification
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
bottom; last; last place; mud
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency