something or other; one thing or another; this or that
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
in succession; one by one
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
kimchi; kimchee; spicy Korean pickled cabbage; Korea; Korean
drinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets); person fond of spicy food
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
when it becomes; when it comes to
womanly; ladylike; feminine