to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
state of mind; mentality; psychology
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
village; hamlet; countryside; country
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
on hand; readily available
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
metal fittings; metal fixtures
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
revenge; having a second go (at something)
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
outcast; odd man out; pariah
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?