one thin flat object; one sheet
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
a little bit; a little while
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to sit down; to take a seat
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
that; the matter in question
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise