tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
silent phone call (form of harassment)
receiving an electric shock
tingling; stinging; pungently
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to be the ruin of (a person)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
potato chips; potato crisps
diversion; putting something to another use
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
Dragon Quest (game) (abbr)
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
business discussion; negotiation
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
to compete with; to vie for
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
embroidered satin baseball jacket; embroidered satin college jacket
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
original home; birthplace; originator