what's what; heads or tails
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
speaking voice; talking voice
(political) power; authority; influence
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
persistence; single-mindedness
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
everyday life; daily life
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
functional disorder; dysfunction
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
consequence; outcome; result; blame
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
great difference; major mistake
to lie down; to throw oneself down
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
putting into operation; invocation
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
in succession; one by one