simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
irritability; peevishness; irascibility; hot temper
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
looks; features; one's face and figure; appearance
(lower) jaw; chin; mentum; chatterbox
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
to fulfill one's responsibilities
business; errand; nature of one's business
aquatic (life); living in the water
terrestrial (life); land-dwelling
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
poppy seed; something extremely tiny
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing