moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
millions; several million; a few million
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
difficult to ...; hard to ...
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
close to the wall; alongside the wall
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
keep up your strength; chin up!
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
of course; certainly; naturally
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
nice; likeable; desirable
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
homecoming; returning home
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
cake served with tea; teacake
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired