opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
immediately; at once; instantly
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
ill will; malice; evil intent
even if not; even without
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
just because; even if; even though
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
along the way; along the road
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
large family; extended family
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition