middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
reaction; response; reaction
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
review (of learned material); revision
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
excessive intake (e.g. coffee); overbooking
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to fall off; to tumble down
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
impossible; unlikely; improbable