if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
if so; in that case; in that situation
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
phrase; phrase; strawberry
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
setting a place; setting the table
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
nonchalant air; unruffled air
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
for (some) doubtful points to remain
to be intimate with; to befriend
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
self-torturing; masochistic
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to drop; to let fall; to omit