radiant smile; contented smile
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
rather; better; instead; if anything
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to sit for an examination
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to care for someone; to look after someone
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
like this; this sort; this way
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
social status; social position; social standing
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
by the rules; in accordance with the regulations
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing