something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
strike (i.e. industrial action)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
strike (i.e. industrial action)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
all over; all over the place; everywhere
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
such a thing; something like that
underdevelopment; incomplete development; aplasia; hypoplasia; infantilism
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
door; gate; opening; title page
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat