to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
way; method; means; resource; course
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to rank next to; to come after
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
not caring; not giving a damn
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless