to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
living thing; organism; creature; biology
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
with a friendly grin; smilingly
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
towering; astonishingly high
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
preparation; arrangements
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
until now; so far; up to the present