other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
please (give me); please (do for me)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
start of a romance; beginning of love
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
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
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
true character; real nature
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
just because; even if; even though
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
already; now; no longer; not any more
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
woman; female; feminine gender
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty