tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
trial; judgement; judgment
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
cruelty; hard-heartedness
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
handsome man; actor in a love scene
from here; from this place
to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully
very likely; very probable
finding employment; getting a job
results; record; grades; marks
future prospects; promise