one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to think of; to come up with
irritation; annoyance; frustration
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
greater than ...; bigger ...
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
supervised; under surveillance
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
total energy; all efforts
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)