flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
to wash away; to rinse off
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
quickly; calmly; intently
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to smirk; to grin broadly
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
completely; fully; entirely
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to think too much; to be over-concerned
this, that and the other; this and that
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
creator; inventor; creative; content creator; developer
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
home; household; family; hearth
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
heir; inheritor; successor
fiction; fabrication; concoction
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject