Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
load; loading; weight (of a load)
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
form; method; system; formula
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
to join forces; to cooperate
warrant; summons; written order
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
barista; varistor; ballista; barrister
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
electricity; (electric) light
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to put into writing; to write
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
you (plural); all of you; you all
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident