indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
Japanese person; Japanese people
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to stiffen; to become stiff
type 2; category 2; second class
battle station; action stations
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
enterprise; business; company; corporation
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
such ... as; or some such