to distract one's attention
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
biological child; one's own child
to hunger for love; to starve for love
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
doing whatever one pleases
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to mind; to care; to worry
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
wrong; different; not like that
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
setting a bad example to others
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
irritation; annoyance; frustration
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
very young; little; childish; immature
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
one by one; one each; one at a time
just a minute; small quantity
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
father; dad; husband; you; he
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?