to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
even if not; even without
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
preference; priority; precedence
tendency; trend; inclination
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
and then; and so; and; so then
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
though; notwithstanding; although
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
same; similar; (just) like; equal
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to begin to walk; to set out
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
in comparison to; rather than
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)