to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
future (usually near); prospects
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
probe each other; sound each other out
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to order; to command; to appoint
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
divorce; dissolution of adoption
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to take away; to carry off
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
under the orders of; by order (command)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to increase; to add to; to augment
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
looking on; remaining a spectator
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time