sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to leave word; to leave a message
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
odds and ends; all; every
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
strong-willed; strong of heart