hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
ingrained habit; second nature
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
this and that; one thing or another
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to send for (doctor, etc.)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
sad to say; how sad; alas
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled