medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
harm; injury; evil (influence)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
(looking) very bleak; having dim prospects
corruption (of text, e.g. in email, due to improper encoding); garbling; illegal character; corrupted text; garbled text
ordinary citizen; the general public
packing (material for protecting packed goods); packing (material for sealing a joint); gasket
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
eye for people; ability to judge character
criticism; commentary; review
dozens; scores of; decades
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
complete combustion; perfect combustion; giving one's all; doing one's best; using all of one's ability
person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
composite; combined; complex
grotesque; disgusting; gross
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires