confidence; trust; faith; credit
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
choice; selection; option
genius; prodigy; natural gift
walls have ears; (lit.) walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
right beside; close to; nearby
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
rest; break; recess; intermission
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to screw up; to goof; to do (something one regrets); to beat up; to do in; to get
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
abusive language; violent language; wild words
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally