wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to become desperate; to give way to despair
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
superior; excellent; fine
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
one (thing); one piece; one item
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
fate; destiny; predestination
to hang (something) on the wall
to be infected; to be contagious
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
back-to-back (e.g. home runs); dual (e.g. victory); tandem (e.g. flight); (romantic) couple
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
clearing one's throat; cough
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
aspect; phase; condition; modality
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
yaoi; genre of fictional media featuring homosexual relationships between male characters
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
smelling of woman; womanly; feminine
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine