to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
interruption; suspension; break
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
influence; clout; leverage
financial power; financial means; wealth
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
generation; lifetime; age
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
indecent; shameful; unsightly; pathetic
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
writing with the brush in one's mouth; foreword; preface; affidavit; written confession (of a commoner in the Edo period)
reduction by half; halving
when it comes to; concerning
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)