full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
re-education; retraining; in-service training
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
silence (not speaking); muteness
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to anticipate; to foresee
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
hiding one's embarrassment
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
coming out (as gay, etc.)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
start of a romance; beginning of love
studio apartment; studio flat
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently