origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to thrust before; to thrust at
just one person; only one
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
craving for the limelight
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
like a part of the family
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
I have nothing to do with it
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
this and that; one thing or another
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
to watch steadily; to stare
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces