erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
life; living; I; me; student
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
first thing in the morning
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
indescribable; having no way to express
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
our country; our land; one's own country
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
structural reform; restructuring
reflation; reflexology (type of massage; often used as a cover for illicit sexual services)
conflict; fighting each other
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
Nazi; Nationalsozialist; Nazi Party
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment