to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
outcast; odd man out; pariah
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
nothing but; none other than
different opinion; objection
house search; search of the premises; raid
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
belief; faith; conviction
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
nice; good; well-executed
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
sour look; surly face; pout
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
novel; story; (work of) fiction
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
within; inside of; less than
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
free-form (answer, etc.); essay style
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo