to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
such; like that; that sort of
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
meaning; significance; sense
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
man; male; masculine gender
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
then; well; so; well then
at least; at most; (even) just
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty