to like; to love; to be fond of
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to bail out (water); to scoop out
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
someone who withdraws from society (e.g. hides in their room); hikikomori
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
don't you think?; indicates question
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
final vote; run-off ballot
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
management; administration; operation