underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
(set of) facial features; looks
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
seeing off and meeting on return
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
heir; inheritor; successor
near miss; just missing (each other)
hard to get; hard to come by
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
moment by moment; hour by hour
right beside; close to; nearby
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
emotional scars; mental trauma
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
condition; state (of health); appearance
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell