pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
family; members of a family
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
now that; since; so long as; because
role of the villain; the bad guy
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
cooperation; coordination; link
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
it is I who should say so
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine