to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
(crime of) public indecency
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
wrong; different; not like that
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
no way!; no chance!; I don't want to do it!
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire
innermost depths of one's heart
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
bestiality; zooerastia; sodomy
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease