outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
concealment; suppression; hiding
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
absence; disregard; indifference
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
normal school (pre-war Japan); teachers' training college
house; dwelling; human habitation
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
papier mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble