institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
improvement of relations; rapprochement
reading too much into (what ... says)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
small door which leads into a tea ceremony hut
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to be extremely dangerous
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
looking pale; looking unwell
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)