being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
great success; huge success
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
correction; rectification; mending; repair
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
advance payment; money paid in advance
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
rubbing one's hands together
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
regular customer; valued client
three; three years of age
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation