to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
overestimation; overvaluing
to overdo; to do too much
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
in a day; in a brief space of time
up until now; as recently as the present
taking an unexpected opportunity
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
in that way; like that; that way
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
how many people; a number of people
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility