wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
waiting to see one's opponent's move; playing a waiting game
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
morality; moral principles
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
being upright and cleanhanded
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
private affairs; personal matter
in comparison to; rather than
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love