unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to escape from; to get out
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to be prolonged; to drag on
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
however; having said that; but
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to be surprised; to be astonished
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
end of war; cessation of hostilities
firm promise; definite promise
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said