to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
that day; the very same day
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
proper; respectable; decent; honest
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
political measures; policy
area; region; district; locality
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
though; even if; whether ... or ...
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
delay; putting off; procrastination
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
assertion; declaration; affirmation
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)