English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
impossible; unlikely; improbable
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to take a veneer off something
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
romantic; spicy; coquettish
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
shameless; shameless person
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt