desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
such; like that; that sort of
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
nothing but; except; no more than
(traffic) congestion; heavy traffic
kind; sort; species; species
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
foolish idea; (one's own) idea; (one's) humble opinion
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
never mind!; don't worry about it
alright; of no concern; unproblematic; okay; fine
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
else; in addition; besides
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident