no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
literally; to the letter; literal
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
it is I who should say so
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
to carry around; to carry on one's person
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to kill; to beat to death
three generations; three periods; third generation
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous