having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
to become empty; to be emptied
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to incur someone's enmity
dumpling store; dumpling seller
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
de facto wife; common-law wife
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
biological child; one's own child
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
real thing; original; actual
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
damage caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors); reputational damage
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke