to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
(in the same way) as before; as always
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
sting operation; undercover investigation
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to grumble about something (trivial)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
by myself; in person; by oneself
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
personal feelings; self-interest
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
already; now; no longer; not any more
outsider; someone outside of a group
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to be worried; to be troubled
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
for example; for instance; e.g.
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like