shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
while; during; while; although; all; both
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to frolic about; to mess around
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
imagination; supposition; guess
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
covered with; stained; smeared
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
episode; anecdote; vignette
such; like that; that sort of; very
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
palatial residence; stately mansion
honorific/polite/humble prefix
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become