forced laugh; forced smile
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
way out; means to escape; escape route
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
much less; to say nothing of
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to make an appearance; to show up
whole face; all over one's face
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
simultaneous; all at once
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock