I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
your highness; your grace; your eminence
cardinal (Catholic church)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
adoption; selection; choice
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
way; method; means; resource; course
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
again (and again); once again; yet again
extensive reading; wide knowledge
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
rare (or peculiar) animal
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
this world; this life; world of the living
in comparison to; rather than
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of