finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to care for someone; to look after someone
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to show one's affection; to express one's love
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
time; season; period; phase; stage
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
chief; main; principal; major
results (of a study or investigation)
call; summons; convening; convocation
this one; with this; in this way
anyone; any person; whoever
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
came here; coming here; recently
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about