sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
way of speaking; intimation
only; merely; but; no more than
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
either way; in any case; one way or another
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
matter of time; question of time
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
present continuous tense; present progressive form
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion
popular name; common name; given name
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
visual confirmation; sighting
far away in the distance; in the far distance
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss