investment; contribution; financing
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
scandal; deplorable event
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
surely (not); certainly (not)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
successfully; with success
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
unveiling; debut; introduction
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
(your) daughter; young woman
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
100,000; hundred thousand
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on