to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
containing more onions or leeks than usual (of gyudon, etc.)
either way; in any case; one way or another
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
measurement round the hips
firmly; solidly; heartily
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
big chance; big opportunity
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to fall flat; to fall face down
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to hold fast; to protect to the end
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
leaving everything up to someone else