reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
caller; visitor; company; guest
discovery; detection; finding
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to sit down; to take a seat
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to pay attention; to be watchful
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to push back; to press back; to force back
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to watch steadily; to stare
rationalization; justification
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter