leader; guide; mentor; coach
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
excellent plan; best policy
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
changing completely; transformation
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
interior; inside; internal
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
release; liberation; acquittal
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
connection; link; relationship
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
of no interest; not interested
at the last moment; this late in the game
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing