this is why; this means; it is the case that
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to make (a person) pay for (something)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
covering; protection; backing; relief
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
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to ignore; to disregard; to overlook; to connive at
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
indicate reason; infers some protest
don't worry about it; forget about it
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly