(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
so; like this; in this way
society; the world; the times
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to have a reason; to have an excuse
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
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
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
suffix for familiar person
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses