(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
cramming in (many small things); jumbling together
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
thing; person; situation; fox
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to demand money; to pester; to extort
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
to call a person's attention (to)
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
personality; character; individuality; personhood
a long, long time ago; very long ago
love triangle; eternal triangle
living together; coexistence
front entrance; front door
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
personal delivery; handing over in person
private seal; personal seal; unregistered seal; informal seal; signet
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
anyone; any person; whoever
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation