perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to grow up; to become an adult
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
expression; presentation; representation; notation
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
way out; means to escape; escape route
for example; for instance; e.g.
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
woman; female; feminine gender
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
posterity; future life; life to come
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to pass (of time); to elapse
this world; this life; world of the living
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?