indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
matter for mutual congratulation
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
room rent; room rate (hotel, etc.)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
this for sure; certainly is
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
this and that; one thing or another
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
Arabian Nights; One Thousand and One Nights
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
very; greatly; exceedingly
certain; definite; clear; credible
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
open; public; official; overt