to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
good person; virtuous person
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
out of character; unlike one
time; season; period; phase; stage
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
hello; good day; good afternoon
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to feel; to sense; to experience
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to accept; to receive; to agree