implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
happy family get-together
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
long hair (usu. of a man)
killing (someone) with a curse; putting a deadly curse on (someone)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
loose; promiscuous; quick; brisk; rash; thoughtless
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
making money; making a profit
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to put into the mouth; to eat
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
long-running (TV, radio) program
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
destruction; collapse; crumbling