as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
cruelty; hard-heartedness
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
that's too bad; too bad for you!
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
very young; little; childish; immature
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
scoundrel; rascal; villain
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
sublime; noble; high-minded
to kill by burning to death
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
talk about divorce or separation
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
whatever the case; under any circumstances
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary