this is why; this means; it is the case that
one's best interests; one's own good
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
that is to say; so that means
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to speak; to say; to vocalize
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
military campaign; battle; war
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing