ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to choke; to have trouble breathing
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
brown envelope; manila envelope
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
synthetic leather; artificial leather; leatherette
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
with a (light) slapping sound
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
to become hoarse; to become husky
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
refinement; elegance; grace
stomach ache; abdominal pain
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
listening device; bug; wiretap
irregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
erotic humiliation; sexual humiliation; deliberate provocation of shame or embarrassment for erotic pleasure
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance