to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
unkindness; unfriendliness
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
together with; same; both; all; including ...
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
in the end; on top of that
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
how dare ...; how could ...
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
suggestion; hint; implication
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
to yell; to rant; to rave
weight; heavyweight boxer
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
indeed; really; truly; very much
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
powder snow; powdery snow