creepy geek; disgusting otaku; extreme geek
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
abusing someone to his (her) face
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
finish; finishing; finishing touches
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to encloud; to make dim; to make dull; to tarnish; to obscure; to darken
first cry of a newborn baby
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
severe earthquake; violent tremor
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
testimony; (verbal) evidence
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
viewing as a problem; problematizing
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
to tide over a difficult situation; to use a stopgap measure in a crisis