way of eating; how to eat
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to mind; to care; to worry
to go easy on someone; to be easygoing; to be lenient
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to say; to be pleased to say
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
white dragon tile; shaved pubic area; person with little or no pubic hair
bristle; seta; stiff hair; coarse hair
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
cancellation; abandonment
septic tank truck; honey wagon
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
hot water (for drinking); tea; bath; bathhouse
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
it's been a long time; long time no see
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor