(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
radiant smile; contented smile
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
washbasin; stoup or font for cleaning hands (esp. tea house, garden decoration, or for ablutions when visiting a shrine or temple)
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
thorough; exhaustive; complete
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
decision; determination; resolution
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
rear shrine (located behind the main shrine, but dedicated to the same deity)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
button (clothing); push-button; button
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
input; (data) entry; typing
stalker; (mechanical) stoker