massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to need; to call for; to require
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
hateful; detestable; loathsome
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
another thing; exception; special case
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
absence from work without permission
dismissal; sacking; discharge
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
that; the matter in question
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
distrust of (other) human beings
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
(death from) starvation; starving to death
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
unofficial report; confidential report
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(death from) starvation; starving to death
house search (e.g. by the police)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
depiction; description; portrayal