tedious; boring; being fed up with
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
occasional; infrequent; rare
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to care for someone; to look after someone
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
forcibly; against one's will
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to stop walking; to pause
(social) position; status
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
otherwise; if not; or else
no matter how much time passes
detour; circumvention; turning movement
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it