encouragement; urging; spurring on
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
the flourishing mid-Shōwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
shellfish; seashell; shell
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
right in the middle (of); midst; height
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
what would (you) do?; what to do about it