I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
the principle of the thing
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
useless resistance; vain struggle
reality; actuality; hard fact
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
certainly; surely; definitely
surely (not); certainly (not)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
insolent fellow; rude fellow
flawless; absolute perfection
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
in history; ever; historical
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
just because; even if; even though
like that; that way; thus
relying completely on others; being totally dependent on others
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
unqualified; without qualifications