personal grudge; personal enmity
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
exhibition; display; putting on show
thought; consideration; thinking
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
article; news story; report; account
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
vice; immorality; corruption
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
content-free chat; idle gossip
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
company president; manager; director
company; corporation; workplace
false rumor; false rumour
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
complicity; implication; involvement