state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
very; extremely; excessively
to run around; to bustle about
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
recovery; undoing; recall