occasionally; once in a while; now and then
nonchalantly; without a care
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
accomplishment; execution
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
under repair; out of service; being adjusted
to not believe one's ears
finish; end; completion; result
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
person of high rank or position
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
before god; before an altar
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to be started; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance