exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
war situation; progress of a battle
all; entire; whole; altogether
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to wash away; to rinse off
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to run away; to escape safely
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
identity number; national identification number; national identity number; personal identity number
hope; white hope; person of promise
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
support; backing; patronage
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce