true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
choices; alternatives; options
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
hard (life); tough (world)
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
repentance; confession; penitence
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
wild harvested nori; jelly lichen (Collema sp.)