to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
bodily sensation; sense; experience
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
woman in childbirth; woman who is just about to give birth; woman who has just given birth
mental illness; emotional disorder
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
convulsions (in a child); nervousness; short-temperedness; bug thought to cause children's diseases
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
manual laborer; manual labourer
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
taking a day off by paying one's own fee to one's master (of a prostitute; often in order to see her lover)
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
while doing over and over; repeatedly
having a husband; being married
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
superiority complex; sense of superiority
overcrowding; crowded; congestion