Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
occupation; calling; livelihood
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
sudden impulse; passing fancy
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
disclosure; exposure; revelation
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
brand-new article; new item
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
low (level, value, price, etc.)
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
wherein; therein; thereinto
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
too (much); overly; excessively
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence