whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to think of; to come up with
inheritance; something given or received
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
ignorant of the ways of the world
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
shyness; bashfulness; shame
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow