from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
poverty problem; poverty issue
to concern; to be related
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
to be touching; to be moving
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to suffer the consequences for interfering in a couple's relationship; (lit.) to be kicked by a horse
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town
apartment building; housing complex
standing close together; bristling (with)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex