to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
worldly affairs; public affairs
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
question; inquiry; enquiry
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
food and drink; eating and drinking
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to be impressed; to greatly admire
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
way; method; means; resource; course
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
centre of attention; center of attention