rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to plead; to beg; to implore; to entreat; (lit.) to cling to (someone's) sleeves
silence; stillness; quietness
person who is ...; thing that is ...
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
to shoot down; to win (a position, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
refinement; elegance; grace
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to compete with each other (e.g. out of pride, obstinacy, etc.)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical