authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
no!; no no!; no, not at all
living by oneself; living alone
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
number one; first; best; most; game; round
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to talk; to chat; to chatter
while; during; while; although; all; both
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
thereupon; shortly thereafter
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
being very busy; busyness
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)