playing the victim; playing the victim card
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
fresco; mural; wall painting
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
in the end; on top of that
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to watch what one says; to mind one's language
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
speaking of ...; as for ...
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
smooth (i.e. without problems)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
such; like that; in that way
quietly; slowly; gracefully
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
throat; important part; vital area
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
though; even if; whether ... or ...
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of