as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
courteous; decorous; polite
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
river; stream; River; the ... river
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
young person; youth; young
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
locals; local inhabitants
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
nothing but; except; no more than
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
exorcism; putting a deadly curse on; cursing to death
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up