statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
(social) position; status
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
action of making something; -ification
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
Le Fevre; Lefebvre; Lefevre
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
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
instead; but (on the other hand)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
what with this and that; for a number of reasons