such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to be forward; to be impertinent
real intention; true motive; true meaning
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
reading too much into (what ... says)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
close; intimate; on good terms
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
true friend; close friend
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
distant look; faraway look
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to entertain; to make welcome
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
consideration; taking into account
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)