(very) familiar; well-acquainted
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
trifling; trivial; slight
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
private affairs; personal matter
to indicate; to show; to point to
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to begin talking; to open up
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
actor; actress; player; performer
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
not limited to; not just ...
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
feeling slightly nauseous; feeling like one is about to retch; yecch; yeck; ech
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
to annotate; to comment on; to add explanatory notes; to write down
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
index; index number; indicator; exponent
living together; coexistence
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse