had better ...; had better not ...
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to spend one's days in tears and sorrow
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
exclusive; attached to; specialist
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
that is to say; so that means
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
ago; since; before; previous
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
comparatively; relatively
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain