tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to throw up; to vomit; to divulge; to reveal; to confess
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
waste of time; killing time
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
loveable; very likeable; like very much
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus