(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to turn towards; to point
being startled; getting a shock
absentmindedness; peace of mind
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
very much; exceedingly; extremely
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to incur someone's enmity
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
flush with money; having a full purse; having a full handbag
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...