to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
memory; sense; experience
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
wide-open; frank; open; candid
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
nothing but; none other than
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to be free; to be available
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
although I say; although one might say; although called
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
(in the same way) as before; as always
casual speech; peer language; informal language
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
sports-minded; sports-oriented