place; position; location; position; standing; status
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
smoothly; easily; readily
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to be flexible; to be accommodating
pointing out; identification
protest; refutation; pleading
ingredient; component; composition
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
how; in what way; in what manner
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be broken into pieces; to be in a jumble; to be in disarray; to be thrown into turmoil
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult