to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
persecution complex; paranoia
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to yell; to rant; to rave
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
weird; disgusting; sickening
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
point in question (at issue)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
indicate reason; infers some protest
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
imagination; supposition; guess
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
go that far; to that extent
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important