it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
outward appearance; looks
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
merman; half man-half fish
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; three-pronged fork; trident
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
shot; shot; hit; shooting (a basketball); shot (of a gun); shot (of alcohol)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
to complain; to make a complaint
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to feel depressed; to be down
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
accomplice; conspirator; cohort