may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
back off!; leave me alone!
social page (of newspaper); local news page
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
otherwise; or else; if not
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
complete; whole; perfect; safe
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
weight stone (placed on pickles)
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
care; precaution; guarding; caution
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
to complain; to lodge a complaint
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
sincere; earnest; serious
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
poor writing; bad writing; rambling prose