advice and suggestions

You'd better not get involved with religions like that before stupidity rubs off on you.

Don't even think about leaving money to your kids — go out and live it up and spend it all, okay?

You should head home early — it's hot. Mackerel spoils so fast they say it's 'rotting while still alive.'

'Um, Karin... don't you think we should wrap this up soon?' 'No way! No quitting while you're ahead! This time I'm going to win!'

Even if it seems roundabout, why not go back to the basics and reconsider? Like the saying goes, 'more haste, less speed.'

Don't put off until tomorrow what you can put off until tomorrow.

Tomorrow is another day.

If you don't believe what I'm telling you, go see for yourself.

If I were you, I'd propose to her.

If I were you, I wouldn't have said something so stupid.

Sorry, I'm on edge right now, so let's drop it, okay?

I recommend telling it to them straight — not beating around the bush.

"...Hey... hey, Professor!" "Huh?... Oh, yeah." "Seriously, are you okay? Maybe you should cancel class."

The prep work's mostly done... how about taking a nap?

When times are tough or sad, try doing something for someone else.

Oh, I know — while I'm at it, why not take a stroll to the forest road for a little forest bathing...

If you could also add how to produce contracted sounds (ya, yu, yo) and the double consonant (tsu), it might be helpful.

There are horses and sheep grazing, and even sheepdogs. Why don't you visit sometime?

Confirming the venue: let either the person themselves or their chaperone scout out the omiai location beforehand.

Well then, shall I show just a hint... of my real power?

Wouldn't it be better to occasionally get drunk on something, let loose, and blow off all that pent-up frustration?

The leaders of both families should be brought together to resolve a feud that has lasted for generations.

Don't go too close to the pond — you might fall in.

If the alternative is losing a friend forever, just put up with them.

There's no need to suffer in silence.

All you have to do is keep quiet.

You'd better stay quiet. There's no point talking to him.

If you put cotton mittens on the baby, it'll stop scratching its own face.

Don't trust people who praise you to your face.

You'll need to answer questions flexibly in the interview, I'd say.