to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
one's physical safety; personal security
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
repentance; confession; penitence
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think too much; to be over-concerned
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
how; in what way; how about; questionable
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
independent; responsible; active; subjective
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
second day of the month; two days
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
government-regulated organization or facility, etc. (organisation)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
last days; the end; one's fate
composed expression; clear face
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to appease; to suppress; to calm
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant