to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
to chase; to run after; to pursue
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to be expensive; to be costly
hospitalization; hospitalisation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
society; the world; the times
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe