湊かなえ・告白
all vocabulary, misc grammar
となると - when it comes to
にしてみれば / にしては - in the case of, for, considering
するくらいなら - するよりも
ここぞとばかり~する - take (advantage of) the opportunity to
~なりか��ない - could result in something undesirable, might end up doing
~ざるを得ない - cannot help doing, no choice but to
p9
促進 - promotion, acceleration
骨密度 - bone density
上回る - exceed, surpass
測定 - measurement
p10
顰(しか)める
差し掛かる - approach, on the verge of
性徴(せいちょう) - sexual characteristics
構成成分(こいせいせいぶん) - structural component
修正(しゅうせい) - amendment
封筒(ふうとう) - envelope
著しい - striking, remarkable
総称(そうしょう) - generic term
確立 - establish, settle
タダで - get away without consequences, scot-free
事柄 - matter, thing, affair, circumstance
今一 (いまいち) - not quite right
さておき - setting aside, aside from…
いざ - now, well, come (now)
となると - when it comes to
育英会 - scholarship honors society
p12
(も)そこそこに - barely finished
にしてみれば - in the case of, for
頭を下げる - to apologize, yield
身分 - one’s circumstances, means, position, social standing
おまけに - to make matters worse, on top of that
返済 - reimbursement
免除 - exempt
不純 - dishonest, adulterated
従事 - engaged in work, pursuing studies
ごくわずか - minimal, negligible
精一杯 - best of one’s abilities, 一生懸命
義務教育 - compulsory education
修業 - pursuit of knowledge, learning
兼ねる - work / serve 2+ roles simultaneously, multitask
漂う - drift, float, loiter aimlessly
熱血 - passionate, zealous
気乗り - interest, enthusiasm
放浪 - wander, drift
紛争 - dispute
繁華街 - shopping district
夜回り - night watch
当てもなく - aimlessly, at random
彷徨く - wander, loiter
p14
説(と)き続ける - to persuade
悲観 - pessimistic
そっち退(の)け - ignoring …
取り組む - tackle, work on, grapple with
甚だしい - excessive, extreme
人生観 - view of life, life stance
明け - soon after something has ended
赴任 - moving to a new location to start a new job
呼び捨て - addressing someone without suffix (-san, -chan, etc.)
築く - to build up, amass
p16
挙げ句の果て - finally, in the end
更生 - rehabilitate, rebirth
警戒 - vigilance, caution
訴える - bring to someone’s attention, appeal to, complain
狂言 - make-belief, ruse, trick
性同一性障害 - gender dysphoria
処分 - dealing with a problem, punishment, disposal
情緒不安定 - emotional instability
棚上げ - putting aside on hold
糾弾 - denunciation
無実 - innocence, false accusation
p18
対処 - dealing / coping with
するくらいなら - するよりも
どっぷり - totally immersed, addicted
陰湿 - malicious intent
依存 - rely
妊娠 - pregnant
ついで - subsequently
冒す - to brave, face, risk
後天性免疫不全症候群 - AIDS
p20
感想文 - written description of one’s thoughts
援助交際 - compensated / paid dating
発病 - attack (disease)
性交 - sexual intercourse
ドン引き - be put off by, recoil
半径 - radius
陰性 - negative result
手放し - without reserve, openly
苛む - torment
~てやまない - always, greatly, forever
懇願 - pleading, petition
自業自得 - reap what you sow
血友病 - hemophilia
患者 - patient
過失 - accident, negligence
支障をきたす - to hinder, obstruct
長所 - strong point, virtue
p22
最優先 - maximum priority
偏見 - prejudice, bias
迫害 - persecution, oppression
断念 - abandon, give up (plans, hopes)
胸を撫で下ろす - feel relieved
誓う - swear, vow
情熱 - passion, enthusiasm
片田舎 - remote countryside
人材派遣 - temporary employment
なつく - become attached to
かかり - in charge of
可愛がる - dote on, affectionate to
気が引ける - feel awkward, shy, ashamed
p24
あらかじめ - beforehand, in advance
内緒 - secret
特設会場 - site specifically prepared for a meeting
素材 - raw materials, ingredients
渋々 - reluctant, unwilling
引き下がる - withdraw, backdown
第三者 - third-party
登場 - entry, appearance
ふくらむ - expand, swell
まじり - mixed with, sprinkled with
p26
養護 - nurse
愚痴 - complain
更衣 - changing clothes
施錠 - locking
枯葉 - dry dead leaves
ちぎる - tear to shreds
p28
監督 - supervision
不行き届き - negligence
少なからず - considerably
明け方 - dawn
紛らわす - divert, distract, conceal
悔い改める - repent
恒例 -established custom
ここぞとばかり~する - take (advantage of) the opportunity to
推奨 - endorse, recommend
損 - loss, disadvantage
一役買う - take on a role, take part
p30
倫理観 - ethics, morals
委ねる - entrust, leave to
気が気でない - on edge, uneasy
未熟 - unripe, immature, unskilled
更生 - rehabilitation
少年院 - juvie
純真 - innocent, naive
逆手に取る - use someone’s argument against them
凶悪 - atrocious, heinous
頻発 - frequent occurrence
脅迫状 - blackmail
刑事罰 - criminal punishment
対象年齢 - targeted age group
盛り込む - incorporate
施行 - put into effect, enforce
青酸カリ - potassium cyanide
なんだかんだ言っても - regardless of what anyone says
p32
精神異常 - mental illness
心神喪失 - of unsound mind
二重人格 - dual, split personality
処分 - dealing with, disposal
大層 - great, immense, extreme
伏せる - conceal
推測 - guess, conjecture
大袈裟 - exaggerated
取り沙汰 - talk of the town, hot gossip
肝心 - essential
真相 - truth, reality
風化 - weathering / fading away
人間味 - human kindness / weakness
猟奇的 - bizarre, grotesque
崇拝 - worship
哀れ - pitiful
ヌケ作 - fool, blockhead
のぐさ - wildflowers, wild grass
見っともない - disgraceful, shameful
仮名 / かめい - alias
直筆 - one’s own handwriting
署名 - signature
容姿 - physical appearance
くっきり - distinctly standing out
似顔絵 - portrait, sketch
陶酔 - intoxicated, enraptured by
(事件を)取り上げる - report on, feature (a case in the news)
甚だしい - extreme, terrible
たしなめる - scold, rebuke
自立 - independence
施設 - institution, facilities
何食わぬ顔 - innocent look
考慮 - taking into consideration
重視 - regarding as important
異議 - objection, protest
対策 - measures, preparations
意欲的 - keen, ambitiously
取り組む - grapple, wrestle with
p34
控える - be in preparation / waiting for
追及 - investigation, questioning, hounding
それどころか - on the contrary
そそのかす - tempt, incite
誹謗中傷 - slander
面識 - acquaintance
徹底 - thorough, complete, exhaustive
通達 - official notice
調理室 - kitchen
縄跳び - jump rope
登下校 - going to and from school
不審者 - suspicious person
護身用 - for self-defense
厳重注意 - reprimand
p36
告別式 - funeral
内輪 - family circle
ブランコ - swings
とうとう - finally, at last
潜伏 - incubation, latency, dormancy
覇気 - spirit, vigor
微塵も~ない - not in the slightest
涸れる - dry up, run out
いっそのこと - rather, sooner, preferably
p38
香典 - condolence gift
霊 - ghost, spirit
お供え - offering
退院 - discharged from hospital
憔悴 - haggard, emaciation
ほつれる - become frayed
校則 - school rules
違反 - violation
湧く - well up, surge
p40
一目置く - take off one’s hat to another, acknowledge their superiority
前置き - preface
虐待 - abuse
乞うご期待 - stay tuned
縁起 - sign, omen
動向 - trend, tendency, movement
p42
模範生 - model, exemplary student
気に留める - keep in mind, pay attention to
季節柄 - in times like these
手一杯 - having one’s hands full
合皮 - synthetic leather
古銭入れ - coin purse
気合いを入れる - psych / hype oneself up
つまみ - knob, handle
感電 - receive electric shock
かりかり - grumpily, annoyed, touchy
p44
時折 - at intervals, sometimes
皮肉 - irony, sarcasm
用紙 - blank page
判子 - seal, stamp
掲示 - notice, bulletin
解除 - rescind, release
機能 - functionality, feature
改良 - improved, reformed
解決法 - solution, way out
仮定 - assume, suppose
締めくくり - bring to an end, conclusion
捺印 - put one’s seal on
布告 - proclamation
自責 - self-condemnation
駆り立てる - flush out
p46
威力 - power, might, influence
倫理観 - morals, ethics
びっくり箱 - jack-in-the-box
挑発 - provoke, stir up
思惑 - expectation, forecast, calculations
予選 - qualifying rounds
見做す - to consider
工夫 - devise, contrive
発想 - conception, idea
気を揉む - worry, fret, get anxious
p48
表彰 - public recognition, commendation
一色 - everyone caught up in the same thing
膨れる - swell up, bulge
醸す - to cause, give rise to
用件 - business to be done
申し出 - proposal, offer
顧問 - advisor
華奢 - dainty, delicate, fragile
p50
劣る - to be inferior to
屈辱的 - humiliating
メキメキ - remarkably
特徴 - features, characteristics
頭打ち - reaching peak, maxing out
しどころ - perfect time to do something
所詮 - after all, in the end, anyway
維持 - maintain, sustain
踏ん張り - standing firm, holding out
分岐点 - crossroads, junction
横這い - crawling sideways
通知表 - report card
脱落 - dropping out
叱咤激励 - giving a loud pep talk
p52
むしゃくしゃ - vexed, irritated
立ち寄る - stop by for short visit
潤う - to benefit, profit from
補導 - protective custody
優先 - priority, preference
不貞腐れる - become sulky
へそを曲げる - get into a sulk, cranky
校則 - school rules
科す - inflict, impose (a fine, penalty)
書き殴る - scribble
気を許す - let down one’s guard
懲らしめる - chastise, punish, discipline
キョトン - dazed, puzzled, amazed, blankly
p54
即 - immediate
却下 - rejection, dismissal
矛先 - focus, target (of one’s attack, criticism)
了承済み - accepted, agreed, acknowledged
待ち伏せる - ambush
ピクリと - with a twitch (of an eyebrow)
言いふらす - to spread, disseminate (rumors)
p56
濁る - become muddy, cloudy
恍惚 - trance, rapture, ecstasy
猟奇的 - bizarre, grotesque
然るべき - proper, suitable, appropriate
蒸し返す - bring up (previous problem) again, rehash, reheat
分解 - disassemble
回線 - circuit
電圧 - voltage
数値 - numerical reading
外れかける - coming loose
p58
気を失う - lose consciousness
意図 - aim, intentions
委ねる - to entrust a matter to
手を下す - to do by oneself
事実上 - as a matter of fact, in reality
無罪放免 - acquittal, deemed not guilty
~なりかねない - could result in something undesirable, might end up doing
亜鉛 - zinc
味覚障害 - taste disorder
採取 - gather, collect, harvest
じっくり - deliberately, carefully, thoughtfully
p60
反省 - reflection, remorse
猶予 - postponement
くれぐれも - wholeheartedly, sincerely, earnestly; repeatedly
有意義に過ごしてください - have a good time!
有意義 - meaningful, significant
p63
殉教者 - martyr
見届ける - to make sure of
苦肉の策 - last resort
p64
気掛かり - worry, concern
連載 - serialization
わずかな - only slightly
滞る - stagnate
集合体 - assembly, aggregation
不気味 - eerie, ominous, weird
立ちこめる - hang over, enshroud
p66
嘆く - lament, deplore
そっちのけ - neglect, ignore
在籍 - being enrolled (at a school)
ほっとする - with a feeling of relief
採用 - use, adoption, acceptance
先入観 - preconceived notion, preconception
まっさら - brand-new, fresh
連呼 - calling repeatedly (someone’s name)
p68
ましてや - much less, to say nothing of
定着 - settling, sticking, established
感受性 - sensitivity, susceptibility
お下がり - hand-me-downs
愕然 - astonished
ドン引き - being repulsed, put off by
放浪 - wandering, drifting
p70
おもむろに - slowly, without haste
ズル休み - playing hooky, skipping class
解釈 - interpretation
気の毒 - pitiful
解散 - breaking up, dispersal
p72
俯く - hang one’s head, cast gaze downwards
縁がある - to be linked by fate
p74
書道 - calligraphy
こぼす - grumble, complain
気配 - sign, indication
得意げ - proud, elated
p76
配る - distribute, hand out
厚生労働省 - ministry of health, labor and welfare
権利 - rights, privileges
託す - entrust
疲労 - fatigue
栄養 - nutrition
補給 -replenish, supply
抜群 - outstanding, unrivaled
p78
万能 - all-purpose, all-rounded
反省 - regret, repentance, reflect
飛び散る - scatter, fly around
一瞥 - a glance
定期 - fixed term, regular
表彰 - public commendation, recognition
行事 - event
賞賛 - praise, applause
照れくさい - embarrassing, awkward
教諭 - licensed teacher
強豪 - overpowering, powerhouse
快挙 - spectacular feat
p80
水を差す - hamper, dampen, dilute
補欠 - filling in a vacancy, substitute
発散 - emit, dispel, emanate
腫れる - swell up, inflamed
正念場 - critical moment, do-or-die
p82
寄せ書き - collection of words / drawings from many people all on the same paper
身構える - on guard, stand ready
遺族 - bereaved family
生前 - while alive
かばい立て - defending / protecting someone
理屈 - (unreasonable) logic, argument
崇高 - lofty, sublime, noble
p84
面識 - acquaintance
残忍 - brutal, cruel
暴走 - acting rashly
少なからず - considerably, not a little
糾弾 - denounce, censure
先頭 - leader
追随 - following (in the footsteps of)
理念 - ideal, ideology
この上ない - the greatest, most, first-rate
肝心 - essential
体操着 - gym clothes
しょっちゅう - all the time, frequently, constantly
p86
ごく一部 - very small fraction
~もそこそこに - having just barely finished
ヒラヒラ - fluttering, flapping
p88
違反 - violation
p90
召使い - servant
窺う - 覗く
案の定 - 思った通りに
のめる - fall forward
チクる - tattle on
p92
乞う - beg
挑発 - provoke, stir up
暗示 - hint, suggestion
目掛ける - aim at
恍惚 - rapture, ecstasy, trance
行き渡る - diffuse, spread out, prevail
阻止 - obstruct, stop
滴り落ちる - to drip, trickle down
冒瀆 - blasphemy, sacrilege
気取る - to be affected, to pretend / put on an air of
締め上げる - to constrict
p94
締め付ける - to tighten, control strictly, put pressure on
間の抜けた - idiotic
激写 - photo taken at exactly the right moment
蘇る - to be recalled
おそるおそる - timidly
p96
項目 - heading
元通り - as before
畳む - to fold
賑わう - to be crowded with people
p98
風通し - ventilation
ポツン - standing alone, isolated
溶液 - liquid solution
p100
打ち明ける - to confide in
血の通う - flesh-and-blood, human(?)
炭酸 - carbonated
p102
口笛 - whistle
相合傘 - sharing an umbrella, sketch of an umbrella with two names underneath it like shipping A x B
油性マジック - permanent marker
取り巻き - followers, clique
あらかじめ - beforehand, in preparation
締め上げる - to constrict
p104
卑怯 - coward
成り行き - course of events
そそのかす - to incite, instigate
気取る - to act like, pretend to be like
お門違い - barking up the wrong tree
偽善者 - hypocrite
p106
脈拍 - pulse rate
空き地 - vacant land, empty lot
p108
進路変更 - lane change, change of course
厚手 - thick / heavy (paper, cloth)
p110
陰湿 - malicious, spiteful
ぶつける - express, vent feelings
受け止める - catch, stop the blow, come to grips with
一人芝居 - one-man solo show / performance
第一幕目 - first act (of a play)
臨時 - temporary, provisional, extra
憶測 - guess, speculation
p112
おまじない - good luck charm
添う - accompany, comply with
p114
痣 - bruise
カッと - flare up, fly into a rage
八つ当たり - taking out one’s anger on
安らぎ - peace of mind
うっとり - absorbedly, with rapt attention
自己顕示欲 - craving the limelight
図太い - shameless, brash, bold
絶つ - sever, cut off, suppress
腹いせ - retaliation, revenge
p121
慈愛 - (parental) love, fondness, affection
帰省 - returning home
p122
他所(よそ) - outside of one’s group
窺い知る - to perceive, understand
しつけ - discipline, teaching manners
べくして - as it is bound to happen, following the natural course
兆候 - sign, indication, symptom, omen
一つ一つ - in detail
打撲 - blow, hit (on the body), beating
p124
残業 - overtime
とはいえ - although, be as it may
退職 - retire, resign
気が小さい - timid, faint hearted
立て続けに - in succession
p126
多感 - susceptible, sensitive
~宛に - addressed to
案の定 - just as one thought, expected
優先 - priority, preference, precedence
尋問 - questioning, interrogation
顧問 - advisor
指導方針 - guidelines, guiding principles
~ざるを得ない - cannot help doing, no choice but to
追い打ちをかける - pour salt into a wound
p128
引き止める - to restrain, detain, check
却下 - rejection, dismissal
手出し - meddling, interfering
着々 - steadily
人並みに - like most other ordinary people
給料 - salary
みっともない - shameless, disgraceful
庇う - to protect someone, cover for
動転 - losing one’s head, disturbance of mind, どうかしてる
もっともらしい - solemn, dignified
ごちょごちょ - going on and on about trivial matters
恩着せがましい - patronizing, expecting gratitude in return, condescending
死体遺棄 - crime of abandoning a corpse
p130
偽装 -disguise
賠償金 - reparations
強請る - solicit, demand, extort
かいつまむ - to sum up, summarize
怠る - to neglect
哀れな - pitiful
塞ぎ込む - to mope, brood, low spirits
p132
気を張る - brace oneself
潔癖症 - fastidiousness, clean-freak
割り切り - clean decision, clear solution
徹底 - thoroughness
常軌 - normal course of action, regular way
目の当たりにする - see before one’s very eyes
洗剤 - detergent
除菌 - disinfection, sterilization
細菌 - bacteria, germs
正反対 - exact opposite of
p134
剣幕 - threatening look
反抗期 - rebellious phase
相反する - run contrary to
いついかなる時も - at any given moment
p136
科する - inflict, impose (a fine, punishment)
あらぬ - wrong, incorrect, improper
軽減 - reduce, mitigate, relieve
図太い - shameless, bold
転嫁 - shift (blame, responsibility)
思い煩う - worry about, vexed
はずれくじを引く - get the short end of the stick
溜め込む - stockpile, stash away
p138
誓う - swear, vow
使命感 - sense of duty
断然 - hands down, by far, absolutely
気配り - attentiveness, care
ハッと - suddenly, in surprise
気を取られる - to have one’s attention caught
改めて - once again
貞淑 - chastity, virtuous, feminine modesty
裕福 - affluent, well-off, weather
p140
嫁ぐ - to marry a woman off into a family
しつける - to train, discipline
甲斐 (かい) - worth / value, effect, result
一流企業 - top-ranking company
機嫌 - temper, mood
模索 - fumbling around searching for
狼狽える - flustered, lose one’s mind
該当 - applicable / relevant to
p142
追及 - interrogating, questioning
おでこ - forehead, brow
仮病 - feigned illness
のらりくらり - idly, evasively
p144
心療内科 - psychosomatic medicine
抜く - withdraw, pull out
内科 - internal medicine
検診 - physical examination
及ぶ - to go on for / till, amount to
俯く - hang one’s head, look down, cast eyes downwards
濡れ衣(を着せる) - false accusations
自律神経失調症 - dysautonomia, autonomic ataxia
ああいった - like that
p146
くしゃくしゃ - wrinkly, crumpled
干す - to air out, dry, desiccate
用を足す - relieve oneself, go to the toilet, take care of business
みなぎる - to overflow, filled with (some feelings)
親身になって - cordially, warmly, with tender care
気が利く - sensible, tasteful, tactful, considerate, smart
気を使う - to fuss over, be careful about
知れ渡る - to be well-known
無神経 - insensitive, inconsiderate
野蛮 - barbaric
p150
脂ぎる - become oily, greasy
饐える - spoil, go sour
不衛生 - unsanitary, unhygienic
回を重ねる - to advance, repeat
方針 - principle, policy, guideline
p152
排泄物 - excretion, discharge
鎧 - armor
纏う - put on, be clad in
果敢 - firm, bold, resolute
頑な - obstinate
膿む - fester, form pus
瘡蓋 (かさぶた) - scab, crust
フケ - dandruff
裁ちばさみ - sewing scissors, dressmaker’s shears
もみあげ - sideburns
散髪 - having a haircut
半端 - halfway, half-hearted
不恰好 - misshapen, unshaped
ひび - rift, crack, fissure
咆哮 - roar, howl, yell, bellow
p154
手当たり次第 - using anything one can lay their hands on, haphazardly, indiscriminately
もはや - (not) any longer
振り返る - turn and look over one’s shoulder
抑揚のない - monotonous
紛れもない - without a doubt
凶行 - act of violence
見事に - utter, complete
p156
丸坊主 - close-shaven head
煩い- vexation, worry
修行僧 - trainee monk
水の泡 - come to naught, short-lived
的中 - prove to be right, come true
万引き - shoplifting
p158
ぶらり - idly, dangling
一周 - one round, lap, revolution
はばかる - hesitate, afraid of what others may think
片っ端から - every little thing, from A to Z
応急処置 - first-aid treatment
付け替える - replacement, renew
剃刀 - razor
こびりつく- stick, cling, adhere to
p160
流し台 - sink
仕打ち - (poor) treatment
打ち明ける - confide in, reveal
理不尽 - unreasonable, outrageous
冷酷 - cruel, coldhearted
奈落 - hell
p162
言いふらす - to spread (rumors), disseminate, circulate
暗号 - encryption, password, cipher
p164
一点張り - persistence, single-mindedness
開き直る - become defiant, fight back
p166
頭をかすめる - cross one’s mind
短絡的 - simplistic, hasty
受け止める - come to grips with
手取り足取り - attentively, attention to details
譲り - something inherited
冴えない - dissatisfying, lackluster
流産 - miscarriage
p171
求道者 - investigator
映し出す - project, show, display
トボトボ - totteringly, trudging
半袖 - short-sleeve
追い越す - pass, overtake
p172
ついてない - unlucky, not my day
顧問 - advisor
自慢 - boast
ビリになる - finish / come in last
僻む - to be jealous, have inferiority complex
物心がつく - become old enough to know what’s going on around oneself, reach the age of discretion
連発 - firing in rapid succession, running continuously
p174
総合 - cumulative, combination, putting together, synthesis
悔しい - frustrated, disappointed
書き損じ - something ruined by a mistake in writing
重視 - regard as important
僻む - have a warped view, prejudice, feel that one is unfairly treated
惨め - pitiful, miserable
もっともらしい - plausible, believable, dignified
p176
係 - person in charge, connection / link
当番 - being on duty
たいがい - for the most part
取り入る - to butter up, cozy up to
モザイク - pixelated censorship
鮮明 - vivid, clear, distinct
ろくに - not well / proper / sufficient / enough
ぎこちない - awkward, clumsy
p178
見抜く - see through, perceive
徘徊 - loitering, roaming, wandering about
うじゃうじゃ - in swarms, clustering, slowly, tedious
生理的 - physiological
いやらしい - nasty, lewd, unpleasant
乱闘 - brawl, fighting
エグい - harsh, brutal, cool
乱射 - random shooting
ぶっ放す - to fire a gun
懲らしめる - punish, discipline
p180
退治 - extermination
収拾がつかない - out of hand / control
威張る - act big, haughty, domineering
p182
いじる - tinker, tamper with
まっぴら - had enough with, wouldn’t do for anything
掻き分ける - push aside, push one’s way through
揉みくちゃ - crumpled, jostled
戦利品 - spoils of war
p184
かぶりつく - bite into, sink one’s teeth into
p186
下見 - preliminary inspection, having a look in advance
合流 - merge, join together
p188
吼える - bark, howl
点検 - inspection, checking
ちゃっかり - shrewdly, astutely
打ち上げ - end of a project
くぐり抜ける - go / pass / struggle through
身を乗り出す - bend oneself forward
しゃがみ込む - squat down, crouch
p190
打ち合わせ - advanced preparations, briefing session
しゃがむ - crouch, squat
p192
目一杯 - to the limit, all of one’s might
すくむ - freeze from fear, paralyzed
仰向け - facing upward
p194
顔を背ける - turn one’s face away
気を抜く - lose focus, let one’s mind wander
足を取られる - get tripped up
気が緩む - relax one’s mind, stop paying careful attention
p198
自首 - surrender
ほくそ笑む - chuckle to oneself, gloat
図式 -diagram, graph, schema
見せかける - to pretend, feign
気遣う - to worry about
やって退ける - succeed in doing
噛み殺す - stifle
p200
脈打つ - to pound (heart), pulse (veins), pulsate
押し殺す - stifle, crush to death
一致 - agreement
p202
気に留める - keep in mind, pay attention to
どうのこうの - this or that, one thing or another
タチの悪い - bad nature, ill-natured, nasty
p204
束の間 - brief moment in time
余命 - remainder of one’s life
便乗 - taking advantage of an opportunity, jumping on the bandwagon
p206
軽蔑 - contempt, scorn
眼差し / まなざし - look, gaze
むき出す - to show, bare (teeth)
沼 - marsh, bog
p208
皮肉 - unexpected, ironic
一文 - tiny amount of money
物差し - ruler, measure
しょっちゅう - always, all the time, frequently
連中 - company, lot, bunch, group
p210
思いがけ - unexpectedly
p212
よそにする - ignore, neglect
自業自得 - just deserts
p214
見張る - stand watch
筒抜け - be overheard, leaked
まくし立てる - to talk on and on
おびき出す - to lure out
グル - accomplice, conspirator
p216
告げ口 - tattling
機嫌がいい - good mood
取り憑かれる - to be obsessed with, possessed by
手につかない - cannot concentrate because distracted
突き止める - determine, pin down
盗聴器 - listening device, bug, wiretap
目を逸らす - avoid facing reality
怨念 - deep-seated grudge, hatred
みすぼらしい - shabby, unkempt, seedy
p218
バリカン - barber’s hair clippers
生え際 - hairline
剥がれ落ちる - peel off and fall / flake away
p220
カス - dregs, grime
排水溝 - drain, gutter
陳列 - exhibition, display
包帯 - bandage
うずく - throb with pain
参観日 - parents’ visiting day at school
p222
優越感 - superiority complex
p224
陰湿 - malicious, spiteful
潜る - dive into
言いようがない - indescribable
敗北感 - sense of defeat
ぶちまける - dump / spill everything out (onto the floor), confess
悔しがる - seem bitter over, resentful about
p226
かぼそい - thin, delicate, fragile
手に取るように - quite clearly, distinctly, perfectly, exactly
p231
信奉者 - devotee, believer
脆い - brittle, fragile
儚い - fleeting, transient
冒頭 - beginning, opening, start
唯一無二 - one and only
一回分 - dose, installment
残骸 - ruins, wreckage, debris
薄める - water down, dilute
空洞 - cavity, cave, hollow
空っぽ - vacant, empty, hollow
遠隔操作 - remote controlled
爆破 - destructive blast
p232
振動 - oscillate, swing, vibrate
契約 - contract, agreement
表彰 - public commendation / recognition
段取り - programme, plans, arrangements
木っ端みじん - (blown to) smithereens, (smashed to) atoms
巻き添え - getting mixed up in
前代未聞 - unheard of, unprecedented
陳腐 - cliche, stale, hackneyed
ありきたり - common, ordinary
故に - therefore
生い立ち - personal upbringing
利益 - benefit, profit, gain
秩序 - order, discipline, system
肯定 - affirmation
主張 - claim, insist, advocate
p234
思い込む - to be convinced / under the impression that
矛盾 - inconsistency, contradiction
ごくまれ - extremely rare
名誉 - honor, dignity
異議 - objection, protest, dissent
持ち合わせる - happen to have on hand
添い寝 - sleeping together
価値観 - personal sense of values
未だかつて - not until now
落ち度 - mistake, error, blunder
崖 - cliff
衝突 - collision
p236
生かす - make the best / most of
断念 - abandon
閃く - flicker, flash
どころか - far from, anything but
断腸 - heartbreak, grief
甘んじる - content oneself with, resign oneself to
痣 - bruise
p238
存分に - to one’s heart’s content
発揮 - display of power / knowledge
みっともない - shameful, disgraceful
虐待 - abuse
手続き - proceedings, procedure
当面 - current, pressing , impending
紛らわす - divert
p240
こねる - knead, mix with fingers
単三電池 - AA battery / 単四 - AAA
継母 - stepmom
反発 - opposition, revolt, rebel
めかし込む - dress oneself up
p242
事項 - matter, item, facts
軽トラ - mini truck
川沿い - along the river
心がける - keep in mind, aim to do
p244
修理 - repair
錯覚 - optical illusion
会心 - satisfaction, gratification
吹きだまり - hangout for social dropouts
p246
連中 - group, lot, bunch
断ち切る - sever ties, break off
チクる - tattle on
一言に尽きる - to sum it up in one word
目に留まる - catch one’s attention
解除 - cancellation, termination
機能 - function, capability
図面 - blueprint sketch, plan
解説 - explanation, commentary
反省 - reflection, repentance, self-evaluation
難色 - disapproval, unwillingness, reluctance
挑発 - provocation, stirring up
p248
応用 - practical application
恵まれる - be blessed / abundant with
冊子 - booklet, pamphlet
p250
生い立ち - personal upbringing
ピンキリ - everything, from the top to the bottom, best to worst
半端 - half-hearted, perfunctory
振りかざす - wield, brandish
追及 - investigation, questioning
人格形成 - character building
関与 - participation
p252
手ほどき - teaching the basics
ごちゃごちゃ - messy, confused, jumbled
物議 - controversy, public discussion
醸す - brew, cause, bring upon
皆無 - nonexistent
取り柄 - worth, value, merit
p254
証言者 - witness
自首 - surrendering to authorities, turning oneself in
見届ける - make sure of
やたら - indiscriminately, recklessly
除外 - exception, exclude
論外 - out of the question
一概 - unconditionally, as a rule
手柄 - achievement, feat, triumph
便乗 - take advantage of
煽てる / おだてる - to flatter, sweet-talk
くすぐる - tickle, appeal to
p256
思いがけない - unexpected
罵る - verbal abuse
渋る - reluctant in doing
張り切る - be in high spirits, enthusiastic
滑稽 - funny, absurd, ridiculous
はしゃぐ - to make merry, frolic, high spirits
準備万端 - all ready
p258
利発 - clever, smart
染みる - to look like, have a touch of
屈辱 - disgrace
出鼻をくじく - spoil someone’s start
口ぶり - way of speaking
p260
痙攣 - spasm, convulsion
ばたり - with a thud / clash / flop
微動 - slight movement / tremor
だに - even
p262
待ち構える - to lie in wait for
不審 - doubt, suspicion
立ち寄る - stop by for a visit
無縁 - unrelated
p264
連れ出す - take someone out for (lunch, something), lure someone out
開き直る - become defiant, fight back
仕返し - payback
窮鼠猫をかむ - a cornered rat will bite a cat, despair gives a coward courage
練り直す - rework, knead again
p266
計りかねる - difficult to guess / work out
波瀾万丈 - stormy and full of drama
気絶させる - to stun someone
足を引っ張る - hold someone back from success, sabotage
思いがけない - unexpected
冒す - to brave, risk, face
俄然 - suddenly
p268
~宛 - address to
もどかしい - feeling things aren’t going fast enough
潜伏期間 - incubation period
看取る - to take care of (the sick)
この上なく - most of all
総合病院 - general / multipurpose hospital
あなどれない - formidable
不意打ち - surprise attack
用意周到 - very careful, thoroughly prepared
屈辱 - humiliation, disgrace
制裁 - punishment, sanctions
p270
感染経路 - transmission / infection route
口車に乗せる - to deceive with sweet talk
p272
予測 - prediction
マザコン - mama’s boy
いちかばちか - all or nothing, make or break, sink or swim
落胆 - disappointment
置きみやげ - parting gift
思慕 - yearning, longing for
埋める - compensate for
一件落着 - issue being settled, case closed
あらぬ - wrong
憶測 - guess, speculation
鵜呑みにする - swallow without chewing, accept without asking
吹聴 - spread news
セコい - petty, poor / bad
p274
気触れ / かぶれ - influence, crazy about
証言 - testimonial
p276
罵る - verbally abuse
手記 - memoir
冒頭 - beginning
心外 - regrettable, unthinkable
反論 - objection, rebuttal
苦渋 - bitter, distress, anguish
待ち焦がれる - wait anxiously for
冒瀆 - blasphemy
決着をつける - to settle a dispute
p278
足かせ - shackles, hindrances
乗り継ぐ - connect (flights, trains, etc.)
講評 - criticism, review, comments
出任せ - think without speaking
発見器 - detector
どうりで - indeed, no wonder
無沙汰 / ぶさた - not writing / contacting for a while
寄り添う - cuddle / huddle together close
p280
入籍 - registering a marriage
p282
知らしめる - to make known
着メロ - ringtone
p287
伝道者 - evangelist
p288
紛らわす - to divert
中座 - leaving one’s seat, excusing oneself
折り目 - fold, crease
p290
ずたずた - to pieces, shreds
仕打ち - poor treatment
区切り - a pause in a speech / writing
せめても - at the very least
折り合い - mutual relations
誇る - boast of, be proud of
p292
乏しい - meager, poor
逐一 - one by one in detail
崇拝 - worship
むせ返る - choke on / by
改める - change, revise, reform
もっともらしい - solemn, dignified
詫びる - apologize
p294
暴走 - acting rashly
筋合い - reason, right
発揮 - show of power
助長 - promotion, encouragement, unwanted help
矛先 - focus (of attack)
責任転嫁 - shifting the blame / responsibility
逆上 - going into a frenzy
こねる - knead, argue for argument’s sake
p296
~に過ぎない - no more than, just, mere
妨害 - obstruction
逆手 - plot twist, how the tables have turned
逆手にとる - use someone’s argument against them
腑に落ちない - doesn’t make sense, unconvincing
息を引き取る - with one’s dying breath
甘ったれる - behave like a spoiled child
寝言 - gibberish sleep-talking
p298
落とし穴 - pitfall
掘る - dig, delve into
ひけらかす - show off
せいぜい - at most / best, as much as possible
臆病者 - coward, wimp
奉仕 - service, ministry, church work
p300
規模 - scale, scope, plan
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