long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
changing completely; transformation
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
deep affection; dear; beloved
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
laughing foolishly; cackling
several times; a few times
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to act (as); to hold an office; to play the part (of)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to sob; to be choked with tears
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)