to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to jest; to clown (around)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
lately; recently; nowadays
that is to say; so that means
long ago; a long time ago; already
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
breaking off; snapping off
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
after that (a substantive change occurred)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
cruelty; hard-heartedness
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
relation; relative; kind; cordial
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
some; several; many; how many; how much; very