to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
educator; teacher; educationalist
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
and yet; though; when; in spite of
extreme sadist; very sadistic
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy