bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
one's best interests; one's own good
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
second day of the month; two days
note (letter) left behind; will
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
stairs; stairway; staircase
moment; brief space of time
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
one's house; one's home; one's family
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
due form; official; formality
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
in the meanwhile; during the time
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources