willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to be born; to come into the world
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
no matter how much time passes
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
bad boy; naughty child; brat
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
unidentifiable; unidentified
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
rational; reasonable; logical
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position