to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
in the same way as; just like
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
right in the middle (of); midst; height
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
(not) so much; (not) that much
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
to think too much; to be over-concerned
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)