My words

へたれ

ヘタレ

incompetence, laziness, worthlessness, weakness, good-for-nothing, loser, weakling

賄賂

わいろ ワイロ

bribe, sweetener, douceur

同情

どうじょう

sympathy, compassion, sympathize, sympathise, pity, feel for

愛称

あいしょう

pet name, nickname, name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.

矛盾

むじゅん

contradiction, inconsistency, contradiction

ばらす

to expose, to lay open (e.g. secret), to take to pieces, to kill, to murder

姉妹

しまい きょうだい

sisters

先祖

せんぞ

ancestor

境目

さかいめ

border, boundary line, crisis

不快

ふかい

unpleasant, displeasure, discomfort

彫り

ほり えり

carving, engraving, chiselled features

斧

おの

axe, hatchet

幻

まぼろし

phantom, vision, illusion, dream, apparition

振り回す

ふりまわす

to wield, to brandish, to flourish, to wave (about), to swing, to display (one's knowledge), to show off, to abuse (one's power), to manipulate someone

お人好し

おひとよし

softhearted (good-natured, credulous) person, easy mark, soft touch, simple soul

うっかり

carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently

煮え切らない

にえきらない

half-cooked, vague, halfhearted, indecisive

薄給

はっきゅう

small salary, meagre salary, meager salary

炎上

えんじょう

blazing up, destruction of a large building by fire, flood of comments to a blog, exceeding what the blog's owner can answer

混戦

こんせん

free-for-all fight

物事

ものごと

things, everything

財産

ざいさん

property, fortune, assets

馴染む

なじむ

to become familiar with, to fit in, to adapt oneself, to get used to, to grow accustomed to

ポンコツ

ぽんこつ

piece of junk (esp. dismantled or broken down car), worn-out article, hitting (with fist), striking

自惚れ

うぬぼれ

pretension, conceit, hubris

富裕層

ふゆうそう

wealthy people, the rich

頷く

うなずく うなづく

to nod, to bow one's head in assent, to agree

薄情

はくじょう

unfeeling, heartless, cold-hearted, cruel

裁判所

さいばんしょ

court, courthouse

腑に落ちない

ふにおちない

cannot understand, doesn't make sense, unconvincing, hard to swallow, doesn't ring true