the other day; lately; recently
middle of the night; dead of night
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
rest; break; recess; intermission
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
progress; advance; improvement; development
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
good match for an opponent; worthy (e.g. rival)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
very; extremely; excessively
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery