wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
in proportion to; according to; depending on
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to subsist; to keep on living
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
unnatural or untimely (death)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
self control; self restraint
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
finally; barely; only just; gradually
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)