in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
social; societal; societary
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
not limited to; not just ...
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
(drink) at a gulp; with a gulp; in gulps
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
day after day; day by day
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
member of a non-famous boy band or girl group; (lit.) underground idol
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
promotional video; music video; page view
whichever one chooses; either way
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself