pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
lying heavy on the stomach; being uneasily digested
strong pressure; heavy pressure
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be born; to come into the world
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to collapse into; to flop onto
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
although I say; although one might say; although called
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
sympathy; empathy; response
to look down on; to make light of
place; room; margin; scope
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
retort; back talk; backchat
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
in the end; at the end of the day
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to