if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
decision; settlement; definition
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
pointing out; identification
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
producer (film, TV, etc.)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
finding employment; getting a job
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
program (e.g. TV); programme
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
some people; a few people; several people
close; intimate; on good terms
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of