meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
boy; son; baby boy; young man
seam ripper; ripper (bulldozer attachment); ripper (software); rip saw (machine); straight-line rip saw
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
hereabouts; around there; that area
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
normal serving; medium-sized portion
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
junior high school student; middle school pupil
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to be helpful; to be useful
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery