to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
if you like; if you prefer; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; what's more; furthermore
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
prohibition; inhibition; ban
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
standard; set; routine; decided
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
in proportion to; just as much as
concession; conciliation; compromise
unfairness; injustice; partiality