misappropriation of public funds
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
guard; sentinel; garrison
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
with a collapse; with a slump
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
just the other day; quite recently
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to flare up; to fly into a rage
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
bribe; sweetener; douceur
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to be remembered; to go down in history
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world