knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
to become desperate; to give way to despair
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
button (clothing); push-button; button
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
play-biting (e.g. by pets); mouthing; nipping
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
covered with; stained; smeared
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
ignorant of the ways of the world
opposite side; opposition
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
failure; mistake; blunder
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)