selling off; disposal by sale; sale
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
worst; poor and boring; uncool
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
also known as; also called
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to need; to call for; to require
progress; being under way
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
being very busy; busyness
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
home (family, domestic) life
several items; many items
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
neglecting; leaving alone
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
difficult to ...; hard to ...
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness