cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
(present) head of a family
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
foreign; abroad; overseas
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
foolish look; stupid look
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to give permission to marry
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
strong opposition; vehement opposition
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
karōshi; death from overwork
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate