to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
near; close; beside; third person
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
long (time that has passed); old (story)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
in proportion to; according to; depending on
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible