reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
bento; Japanese box lunch
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
kind intention; kind thought
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
concealment; suppression; hiding
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
bringing; taking; carrying
to send a message; to write to
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
remittance; sending money
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
maid; helper; help; assistance
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree