to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
act of mercy; helping another person
driving without a license (licence)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
desperately; for one's dear life
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to become an expert; to be master at
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
another's parent; another's parents
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
space (room, area, outer space)
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
farming implement; small noh accessory