in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
using as an intermediary; through
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
prefectural assembly member
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
form; shape; figure; visage
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
accumulation; accumulate; store
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
one day; (on) a certain day
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing