betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to become hoarse; to become husky
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
female friend; woman friend
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to seduce; to hit on; to do; to give; to present; to award
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
unimpressive; unimpressed
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to think of; to come up with
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
nine times; twisting around many times
two out; two down (and one to go)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
very much; very many; more and more
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
grudge; complaint; reproach
according to plan; as planned
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous