atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to degenerate; to lapse into
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to notify; to advise; to inform
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
prickling; stinging; tingling
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
official announcement; proclamation
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes