to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to rank next to; to come after
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
so; like this; in this way
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
urgency; exigency; emergency
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness