what's what; heads or tails
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
that is to say; so that means
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to mix; to stir; to blend
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to understand; to make out
explanation; interpretation
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
share; portion; quota; cut
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
even though it is not; despite not
to be at a loss for words
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
complete stranger; total stranger
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
certain evidence; definite evidence