old promise; old agreement; old covenant; Old Testament
good-quality; superior in quality
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
according to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
feigned tears; crocodile tears
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
unable to find the words to thank someone; unable to thank someone enough
disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings
dumpling store; dumpling seller
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
to focus on; to bring into focus
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
to be talked about behind one's back
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
folding into four; quarto
a real man would (shut up and) ...
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
plump; fat; thick (e.g. curry); full (e.g. lips)