serious look (on one's face); straight face
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
pulling; stretching; tension
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to ask a high price; to overcharge
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
as if; the very thing itself
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to look around; to survey
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
internal organ; viscera; gut
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
hope of success; prospects of success
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness