both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
memory; sense; experience
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
then; well; so; bye then; bye bye
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
shoji (paper sliding door)
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
and yet; despite (all) that
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless