sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
being startled; getting a shock
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
victim; injured party; sufferer
(not) even once; (not) ever
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to torment; to torture; to harass
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
sympathy; compassion; pity
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
(not) even once; (not) ever
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
night view; night skyline; nightscape
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure