to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
telephone call; telephone (device)
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
double suicide; lovers' suicide
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
light brown; golden brown
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to get out of shape; to lose shape
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to become empty; to be emptied
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
patting; stroking; caressing