interlude; intermission; insert chapter; special chapter
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
unable to resist; unable to suppress
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to think (something) strange
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
darkness of the night; black of night; dead of night
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents