protest; refutation; pleading
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
normalcy; normality; normal
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
violent explosion; bursting
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
separate day; another day
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
production (e.g. play); direction
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
rather; better; instead; if anything
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to repent; to be penitent