what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
comfort; consolation; diversion
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to be full of pride; to be boastful
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
minority group (party); minority
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
(medical) doctor; physician
alcoholism; alcohol addiction; enomania; alcohol poisoning; alcohol intoxication
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
town; city; municipal; urban
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
act of terror; terrorist attack
to affect; to impact; to influence