inferiority; recessiveness; recessive
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear
face with no make-up; sobriety; having no class (e.g. in a RPG); (being) jobless
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
bet; wager; stake; gamble
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to pretend; to act (as if)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
perfect; complete; flawless
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
self-deprecating; self-mocking
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)