endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
society; public; community; social studies
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
tiger-striped pants; cakes or bread with a tiger pattern or face
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be tired of looking at
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin