appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
guard; sentinel; garrison
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
of course; certainly; naturally
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
just a minute; small quantity
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to stop walking; to pause
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
old friend; old acquaintance
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
indicate reason; infers some protest
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
modesty; humility; being humble
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead