to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
passage; path; route; one's way
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
my husband; one's family; family member
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
same distance; equal distance
medical prescription; medical practitioners' receipt for health insurance claim
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
high and low; rise and fall
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
taking someone away by force; transportation (e.g. for forced labor); forced transport (e.g. to a police station)
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
king; sovereign; daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on