no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to express (in words); to confess
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
in terms of; from the point of view of
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to spend time (on doing something)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
this and that; one thing or another
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
meathead; muscle head; person who is obsessed with bodybuilding
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely