diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
to be left lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to be abandoned by one's supporters; to have the rug pulled from under one; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
questionnaire; survey; poll
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to press alcohol on someone; to urge someone to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to invite in; to show someone in
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
uninhabited island; desert island
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
inattention; absent-mindedness
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
as if nothing had happened
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
dwelling; house; residence; address