being very busy; busyness
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
no need to finish what you're saying; say no more; I can guess the rest already
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
funny story; funny anecdote
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; (lit.) to gnaw at one's parents' shins
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
the same generation; coeval
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
abstinence; self-denial; celibacy; asceticism; abnegation
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
just-harvested; freshly picked; freshly caught (fish); fresh
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
public institution; public organization; official body
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
advisory level (1-5, 5 being the most severe); warning level
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
stress relief; getting rid of stress
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)