seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
office hours; business hours; working hours
tension; mental strain; nervousness
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to be to the point; to be pertinent
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
when it becomes; when it comes to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...