Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to subsist; to keep on living
every other day; every second day
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
respect and affection; love and respect
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to begin to walk; to set out
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
meaningless words; words that make no sense
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
to serve; to work for; to attend
comfort; consolation; diversion
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for