to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
pump priming; cause; impetus; spark
self-esteem; feeling of self-approval
suicidal ideation; suicidal thoughts
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
one's position; one's face; one's honour; one's reputation
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
appropriate move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)
female pig; sow; fat woman; vulgar woman; slut
Gone with the Wind (1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell, film 1939)
anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed); 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to hit the bullseye; to hit the mark (in tastes, humour, etc.)
parental authority; parental rights; custody
resignation; giving up the game for lost
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
bearish tendency; weak tone (of a market)
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
second offense; second offence; reoffending; recidivism
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
New Year's sake; spiced sake
dressed up (in fine clothes)
walking sideways; walking like a crab; cross-wise writing; alphabet usually written horizontally
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
nth district of a town; nth city block
to take measures; to take steps
minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)
illness that one had in the past; previous illness; medical history; anamnesis
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
persecutor complex; delusion that one is harming others
scholarly; scholastic; academic