country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
torturing to death; tormenting to death
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
regret; repentance; remorse
staying the night; lodging (at)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
about this time; about now
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
duty; obligation; responsibility
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
(social) class; rank; grade
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
privileged path to high status (e.g. in business, education, etc.); fast track to success; road to success
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
viewing as a problem; problematizing
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy