impossible; unlikely; improbable
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
to threaten; to make threats
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
order; command; life; destiny; fate
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
choices; alternatives; options
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
power; authority; jurisdiction
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
capital; funds; seed money; asset
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
(both) openly and covertly; publicly and privately; implicitly and explicitly
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
bento; Japanese box lunch
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical