nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
it's not like; it isn't as if
recess; break; breathing spell
evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
independent action; acting alone
not mince matters; not mince one's words
seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
appointments and dismissal
good-natured; kind; good-quality
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
on one hand; on the other hand
being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
expulsion; excommunication
to take a growing interest in
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to nip (something) in the bud