weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
sincere; earnest; serious
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to entwine; to entangle; to connect; to relate
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to yearn for; to be in love with
solitude; loneliness; isolation
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)