heat of the day; hottest part of the day
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to talk; to chat; to chatter
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
that's the way it is; such is life
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
single word; a few words; brief comment
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
fertile shoot of field horsetail
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach