acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
to threaten; to make threats
to prostrate oneself (before)
hoge (placeholder name for a variable, similar to foobar)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
classified document; confidential document
to keep (a person) waiting
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of