refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become better; to improve
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
victim; injured party; sufferer
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
parting; separation; farewell
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
skill; dexterity; master hand
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
failure; mistake; blunder
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
time; hour; period; class
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
great speed; recklessly fast speed
Keisei Electric Railway; K'SEI
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge