reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
administration of justice; judicature
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to count on one's fingers
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
pot holder; oven glove; oven mitt
even if; even though; wow
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to stop walking; to pause
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce