to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
conviction; belief; confidence
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
official function; state function
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
striking; remarkable; considerable
secret meeting; secret conference
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
to need; to demand; to take; to require
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
longing for; burning desire
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
Cynthia; Synthia; Shinshia