bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
what kind of; what sort of; what
troubled face; worried expression
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
answering machine; answerphone
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
(large) house; residence; mansion
to tower over the surroundings
housing district; residential district
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
surroundings; environs; circumference
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
suspicious character (person, figure)
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 ...
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...