to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
to pay the bill; to settle an account
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
help; assistance; service
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
nerikiri; confection made from white bean paste and sugar
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
mixture of boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography
white bean jam; sweet white bean paste
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
gyūhi; soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour, somewhat similar to Turkish delight
refined rice flour; rice flour for dumplings
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
being over one's head (in debt, etc.); being up to one's neck (in debt); being unable to turn one's head
raw materials; ingredient
equilibrium; good balance; poise
ability; capability; skill
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue