other (esp. people and abstract matters)
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
strength; power; proficiency; ability
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
separation; farewell; parting
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
little by little; bit by bit
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
waste of effort; thankless task
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
role; part; job; assignment
nice; good; well-executed
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
serious wound; serious injury
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
minimum; at the very least
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle