taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
just because; even if; even though
paper knife; letter opener
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
money paid to authorities; money paid to the government; money forcibly collected by yakuza bosses from subordinate gang members; contributions levied by gangster organizations on subordinates; money paid to a feudal lord; tribute money
headhunting (collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies)
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
freely; frankly; without reserve
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
self-examination; reflection
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to reveal one's true colors
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn
sentiment; sentimentality
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
righteousness; justice; right
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote