mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
that's true; of course; obviously
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
patriarch; head of a family
steering (of a boat); steerage
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
complexion; colour; color; blood red
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
churn dasher; milk agitator
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
straightforwardly; in an outspoken manner
town; city; municipal; urban
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
godparents; foster parents
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
spy; secret agent; spying
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
fixed date; appointed day
good or bad luck; fortune
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
you've hit the nail on the head; that's just what I thought; that's exactly like I feel; that's exactly what I think, too
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry