pure; true; genuine; unmixed
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
passage; path; route; one's way
sit-in (protest); sit-down (strike)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
blood relationship; blood relative
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
by sheer strength; by brute force
progress; advance; improvement; development
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
little by little; bit by bit
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
foundation stone; cornerstone
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
form; shape; figure; morph
to look around; to look towards (us)