for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
method of bringing up; method of raising
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
abundant harvest; bumper crop
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
not yet known; unknown; strange
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
since one was born; (in) all one's life
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
sardine and holly charm; sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons
to say; to be pleased to say
living room (Western style); sitting room
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
planning; project; plan; design
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance