green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
regular time; stated period
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
declaration; proclamation; announcement
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
death penalty; capital punishment
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire