contract; compact; agreement
to make a vow; to take an oath
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
relation; connection; affinity
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
junior high school student; middle school pupil
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
trial; judgement; judgment
emotional strength; force of will
lay judge (2005 reforms); citizen judge; juror
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
old friend; familiar face
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to apologize; to apologise
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to have a smattering knowledge of
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short