private citizen; civilian
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
great difference; big difference; wide margin
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to have a talk; to tell a story
had better ...; had better not ...
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
originally; by nature; from the start
nature park; natural park
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
anything and everything; just about everything
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
main question; real issue at hand
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to breathe out; to exhale
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
proposal; offer; request; application
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh