talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
real thing; original; actual
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
recent photograph or photography
how many months?; how long?
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
story; tale; talk; discussion
business; trade; operations; sales
long (time that has passed); old (story)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
proposal; offer; request; application
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to order; to command; to appoint
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
such; this sort of; like this
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)