morning; forenoon; just before noon
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to hand over; to surrender
brown envelope; manila envelope
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
metallic sound; metallic clank
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
form; shape; figure; visage
two (long cylindrical things)
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
remembrance; recollection; recognition
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
what's what; heads or tails
to move (house); to change residence
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stiffen; to become stiff
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to call in; to invite; to bring in
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally