extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
victory celebration party; victory banquet
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
image; figure; figure; form; image
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
dear me; I mean; or rather
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to lure someone; to entice someone
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
whenever you want; any time you like
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively