cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
hills and fields; hill and dale
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to increase; to add to; to augment
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
how can (one) do something
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
fabrication; lie; fiction
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
main subject; main issue; main discourse; this subject
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
demotion; relegation; downgrading