Vocabulary

squid ink

come hell or high water

someone (important); person of importance

to be robbed of one's due; to have one's fried tofu snatched by a black kite

something or other; what-do-you-call-it; what-do-you-call-them

my condolences; my deepest sympathy

consists of; comprises; is made up of

raining on and off

revelatory

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious

to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see

to be (too) late getting married

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

good-natured; of good character

the powers that be

to be at a loss for words

to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply

to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur

outspoken; forthright; frank; direct

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke

under cover of night

to express one's deepest sympathies

there is no God!; it's a cruel world; there is no god or Buddha

to remember; to keep in mind

to fold one's arms

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

Shōwa Day (national holiday; April 29); Showa Day

Marine Day (national holiday; 3rd Monday of July)

something appearing from a place one wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; a horse from a gourd

avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; not even a dog will eat (it)

freedom; free man; free woman

to be tripped up

great vigor; tremendous energy; forceful enough to knock down birds in flight

to be to the point; to be pertinent

to be to the point; to be pertinent

bright; intelligent

to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it