competent; suitable; qualified
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
to smirk; to grin broadly
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
mirror surface; lens surface
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
cicadas which sing in late autumn
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
diatomaceous earth; diatomite; siliceous marl; kieselguhr
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to creep about; to crawl around
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
amber; bright golden yellow
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
clear solution; clean decision
to awake from one's sleep
great cause; moral law; justice
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
harmful animal; pest; vermin
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others