to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to grumble; to make difficulties
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
without permission; without notice
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
this and that; one thing or another
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to be contrary to one's expectations
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling