please; somehow or other; one way or another
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
people; citizens; subjects; folk
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to show signs of; to appear
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
incident; affair; happening; event
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
in the end; at the end of the day
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
government; administration; statesmanship
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")