dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to correct oneself; to restate
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
androgynous; gender-neutral
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to commit a crime; to do evil
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
(someone else's) parents; both parents
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
to prostrate oneself (before)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
power; authority; influence
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
perfect obsession; personal fixation; addiction to (something matching one's tastes)
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
one lump; one body; one group
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth