unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
good; goodness; right; virtue
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to equivocate; to beat around the bush
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
totally willing; fully motivated
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
to bury; to embed; to implant
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
electricity bill; electric bill
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
salamander (in mythology); salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
to pull out (with force); to pierce; to bore into; to steal (e.g. personal information)
how long; how far; how much
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
to sentence; to assign a penalty
to have a name entered in the family register
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
with a click (of a button or switch); one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
common use; communal use; sharing
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to mix; to stir; to blend