reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
with these words; while saying
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove