surely; certainly; without doubt
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
society; the world; the times
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
the real criminal; true culprit
major incident; major happening; big scandal
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to incur the wrath of god (e.g. by speaking ill of somebody behind their back); to get into trouble; to warp one's mouth
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
dispersing; breaking up; running away
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to be opposite; to face each other
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to express (in words); to confess
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
originally; by nature; from the start
carrying voice; well-projected voice
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
programme; program; plans; arrangements
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
and yet; though; when; in spite of