step; stride; counter for steps
badge of rank; rank insignia
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
in terms of; from the point of view of
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
hateful; detestable; loathsome
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
trial; judgement; judgment
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
future prospects; promise
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
to become settled; to be fixed
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane