as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to complain; to make a complaint
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
previous generation; former ages
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
convulsions (in a child); nervousness; short-temperedness; bug thought to cause children's diseases
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate