to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
craving; longing; thirsting
thousands; several thousand
to become clear; to be made public
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
as (for); for; in the capacity of
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
newspaper story (article, account)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
immediately; at once; instantly
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
preliminary examination; pretrial hearing
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to happen to have on hand or in stock
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
drunken (e.g. brawl); under the influence of alcohol
broad overview; general survey