slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
intensification; aggravation
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
trusting too much; overestimating ability
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
story; tale; talk; discussion
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to harm; to cause harm to
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one end; an end; part; fragment
testimony; (verbal) evidence
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to