to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
regret; repentance; remorse
police officer; policeman; policewoman
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
girl; lass; young thing; chick
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
everybody; every last one of them; all
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
connections; contacts; influence
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say