to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
true state; actual condition; reality
absorption; suction; attraction
in name only; titular; nominal
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
returning tit for tat; retaliating
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to take over; to hand over
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
healthy; sound; wholesome
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
bank; banking institution
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion