in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
calluses (on one's ankles, insteps, etc.) caused by sitting seiza
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
fine weather during the rainy season
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
direct connection; direct link
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
all present; all concerned; all of us
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to give directions; to issue instructions
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights