freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
one's own car; privately owned car
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
dealing with; coping with
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
nothing but; none other than
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
suddenly disappears somewhere
natural disaster; cataclysm
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
concealment; suppression; hiding
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
street at night; making a night journey
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
again; once more; a second time
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
advance (e.g. of Japanese exports) into overseas markets
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
National Public Safety Commission
talk; recital; narration; topic
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)