cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
traffic restrictions; traffic control
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
municipal office; council; city hall
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
platform; home; home base; home plate
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to sniff out; to get wind of
sense of smell; olfaction
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
entertainment reporter; entertainment journalist; gossip columnist
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
bunch of flowers; bouquet
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to walk away; to walk off
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to reflect; to throw back light
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses