apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
many; numerous; various; large number of
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
moment by moment; hour by hour
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit