to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
your husband; her husband
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
-less; lacking; non-existing
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
furnishings; implements; equipment
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
proper; right; reasonable
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
one by one; one each; one at a time
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess