whispering into a person's ear
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
government worker; public servant; civil servant
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to raise one's voice; to shout
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
than; other than; except; but
it is not (like that) either
and; thereupon; because of that
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
this world; this life; world of the living
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
just because; even if; even though
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
bento; Japanese box lunch