being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
waste of time; killing time
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
it hasn't been long since
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
whether or not; presence or absence
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
good at fighting; usually wins a fight
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
lease agreement; rental contract
in this manner; in this way; like this
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague