to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to like; to love; to be fond of
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
scattered; separated; dispersed
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to keep an eye on; to take care of
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame