heartstrings; innermost soul
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to fall ill; to be taken ill
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
(religious) faith; belief; creed
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
about; concerning; related to; -ish
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
sincere; honest; faithful
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
decision; determination; resolution
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
firm; strong; solid; stable
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon