pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
official announcement; proclamation
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to be ruined; to fail; to undergo a break-up; to go bankrupt
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to take revenge; to retaliate; to do over again; to redo; to start over
meal set before one; women's advances
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
good old; good old-fashioned
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to warm (up); to heat (up)
to become misty; to become hazy
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to happen to hear; to overhear
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly