extreme sadist; very sadistic
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
to run about trying to escape
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
diligent; absorbed (in something)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
file cabinet; filing cabinet; shelf of documents
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
correction; revision; rectification
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
state of lethargy; absolute bewilderment; daze; mental numbness
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
comma; decimal point; radix point