to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
shady; underhanded; questionable
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
understanding person; supporter
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to get strong; to gain strength
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to incur someone's enmity
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
and yet; though; when; in spite of
the way one works; one's working manner
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
homosexuality; homosexual love
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
tendency; trend; inclination
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
unmarried; not yet married
marriage proposal; marriage talks
social conditions; social circumstances
interference; intervention; meddling