important; momentous; essential; principal; major
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to talk (a person) down; to confute
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to glare at each other; to confront each other
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
difficult to approach; inaccessible
region; limits; stage; level
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly