to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to kill by burning to death
chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
doing as one is told; yes-man
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to badger; to pester; to beg
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
venomous snake; poisonous snake
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
in that way; like that; that way
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear