that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
private person; individual
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
word game; wordplay; playing with words
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
small; fine; detailed; stingy
innumerable; countless; numberless
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
invitation; introduction; temptation
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to stare back (at); to glare back
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge