snarling old man; irascible old man
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
consent; assent; approval; permission
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
one's original family name; maiden name
village; hamlet; countryside; country
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
talk about divorce or separation
jostle; struggle; scuffle
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
offense requiring a formal complaint in order to prosecute
to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
jigsaw puzzle; jigsaw; puzzle
data processing; information processing
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
sequence; progression; several lines; several rows
four-digit number; thousands column
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
hashtag (e.g. on Twitter)
liquid crystal panel; LCD panel
receive only; RO; incoming calls only (telephone)
the Japanese syllabary symbols
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
support; backing; patronage
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
chat over tea; gossip; small talk