disorder; confusion; disturbance (of order, peace, etc.); corruption (e.g. of public morals)
nervous breakdown; neurosis; sickness from anxiety
simmering; (boiling) gently
most favorite; in high favor
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
tingling; stinging; pungently
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
sworn brother; buddy; pal
practice game; practice match
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
indirectly; obliquely; implicitly; by implication; in a roundabout way; casually
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
tidbit; titbit; digression; sidebar; snippet
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
little by little; step by step
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
seeing clearly; (gods or Buddha) bearing witness (of)
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to