to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
villain; baddie; the villain's part
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
half-wit; fool; simpleton
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
speech and conduct; words and deeds
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
senior high school student
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
because of; owing to; due to
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
old hag; old woman; old bat
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to say no more; to sink into silence
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
(the condition of) one's health
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)