Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
night watch; night sentry
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
so what!; who gives a damn?
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to freeze; to refrigerate
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
human resources; man-power resources
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
(short) rest; breather; break