background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
at that time; in those days
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
directions; instructions; orders; command
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
testimony; (verbal) evidence
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
of course; certainly; naturally
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice