uncomplimentary remarks; slander
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
older brother; elder brother
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
hello; good day; good afternoon
surname; family name; last name
forgetting; lapse of memory
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to chase; to run after; to pursue
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
outsider; someone outside of a group
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand