to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
an old woman's gray hair; old woman with white hair
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
listening device; bug; wiretap
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to be helpful; to be useful
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
reading matter; reading material
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
motive power; driving force
to pay attention; to be watchful
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
nothing but; none other than