unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
wheel flying off its axle
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to sell off; to sell completely
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to hide; to keep to oneself
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
pushy; pushing; self-assertive