serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
a little bit; a little while
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
well-bred; of good upbringing
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
how many years; how long; what year
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
hey there; I say; see here
touché; you've got me there
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy