to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
really; truly; indeed; good grief
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
healthy; sound; wholesome
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
men and women of all ages
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
such; this sort of; like this
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be conspicuous; to stand out
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to take a veneer off something
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
originally; by nature; from the start
too much; excessively; too
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash