shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
word game; wordplay; playing with words
murder; killing; murderer
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
society; public; community; social studies
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
nervous breakdown; neurosis; sickness from anxiety
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
approval; acceptance; toleration
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
ultimogeniture; postremogeniture
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
now that; since; as long as; provided that
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration; memory; matching pairs
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
love; attachment; lovesickness
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher