good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
about; concerning; related to; -ish
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
even though it is not; despite not
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
at least; at most; (even) just
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
difficult to ...; hard to ...
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
chicken bones; chicken carcass
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
contract; compact; agreement