gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
news; word; tidings; omen
branch office; agency; sub-branch
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
with a start; with a jump
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
traitor (to one's country); quisling
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
on the occasion of; at the time of
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to become pale; to turn pale
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
secretary (government); director; chief
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)