to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
and; thereupon; because of that
finding employment; getting a job
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
voice quality; type of voice
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
hegemony; leadership; initiative
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
estimate (of costs); budget
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
reconciliation; make peace with
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to say; to be called; to do
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
by your leave; with your permission
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
maid; helper; help; assistance
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor