intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
relatively; comparatively
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
talk; story; conversation
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to get strong; to gain strength
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
situation report; status report; progress report
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
preparations for returning (home)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
simply; merely; only; solely
last night; yesterday evening
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
rising; ascending; climbing
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove