snail's pace tactics; walking extremely slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings; (lit.) ox walk tactic
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
discriminatory; discriminative
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
person of high standing, with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
migration; move; emigration; immigration
one's younger days; when one was young
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
(person treated as a) plaything
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
deceased; late; dead; departed
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
which is which; one or the other
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other