thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
deplorable; alarming; grievous; lamentable
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
light; easy; non-serious; minor
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)