to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
absolute obedience; complete submission
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
change of government; regime change
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
how; in what way; by what means
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
like this; in this way; as you see
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to go crazy; to go off one's head
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be surprised; to be astonished
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
detective agency; enquiry agency
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
forwarding agent; carrier
position; location; base; point; site
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)