unmarried; not yet married
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be prolonged; to drag on
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
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sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
offender; criminal; culprit
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
book; volume; this; present; main; head
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous