to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
goods; merchandise; commercial items
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
they; those guys; those fellows
the opposite direction; the other way
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; menstruation
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
the same; the said; likewise
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to flare up; to burst into flames
deceiving; cheating; fooling
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method