to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to underrate; to make light of
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to press a question; to cross-examine
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to be opposite; to face each other
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to fold up; to fold into layers
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear