honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
other than; excluding; without
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
right side; right-hand side
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
interior design; interior; upholstery
true character; true heart; true spirit
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
speech; expression; wording; language
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
Island; insula; island; islet
your (visual) observation
to press a question; to cross-examine
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)