voice quality; type of voice
job; work; duties; trade; skill
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
blithering idiot; bloody fool; total moron; dimwit
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to be kind to; to treat kindly
hotcake; (American) pancake
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
fee; charge; rate; material
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids
to return evil for good; to return a favor with spite
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
spin; rotation; spin (in PR, politics, etc.); ribbon bookmark (attached to the binding)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
front entrance; front door
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
second volume (in a two-volume set); third volume (in a three-volume set); last volume