suspicion (of others); jealousy
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
kitchen; financial situation
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
first thing in the morning
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to spread; to be propagated
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
leading product; flagship product; top product
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
this, that and the other; this and that
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
even though; despite; when
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait