hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(having) two choices; choice between two things
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
very shy person; bashful person
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
after a long time; for the first time in a while
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to thrust down; to push off
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to have a relationship; to have relations