joke; playfulness; kidding around
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
doing as one is told; yes-man
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
Japanese (people, language, style)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
master; teacher; stable master
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
otherwise; if not; or else