these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
complicity; implication; involvement
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
law and order; discipline
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
calamity; misfortune; disaster
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
bribe; money under the table
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to take; to catch; to capture
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to be built up; to be crowded with houses
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
desperation; self-abandonment