with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
friendly relations; social relations; social life
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
guard; sentinel; garrison
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
in case of; at that time; at this time
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
something like ...; something called ...
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
and; thereupon; because of that
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by