strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
trouble; bother; annoyance
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
several people; a few people
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
tomfoolery; monkey business
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
another time; some other time
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to detain; to check; to restrain
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
originally; by nature; from the start
feeling; sense; impression
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
confections; sweets; candy; cake
way (of doing); manner; method; means
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to force one's way through