bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
instead; but (on the other hand)
another thing; other things; another man's property
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
how long; how much; to what extent
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
surveillance camera; security camera
listening device; bug; wiretap
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
concealment; suppression; hiding
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
state of mind; mentality; psychology
audience; spectator; spectators
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat