exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to relax; to feel at home
enemy territory; hostile place
shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
person concerned; interested party; related party
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
health management; health maintenance; health care
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
isolation; being alone; being friendless
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging