seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
already; now; no longer; not any more
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
greeting; a fine thing to say
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
rest; break; recess; intermission
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
sharp parting remark; parting threat
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback