one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to complain; to make a complaint
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
eccentric; crank; oddball
don't worry about it; forget about it
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
exorcism rite; purification
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
you (plural); all of you; you all
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
(your, his, her) daughter
courteous; decorous; polite
to understand; to make out
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable