master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
both sides; two sides; double-sided
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
vicious circle; vicious cycle
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to begin talking; to open up
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
virtuous cycle; virtuous circle