disappearance (e.g. of a symptom)
regression (of cancer); involution (of an organ); atrophy
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
smallish; on the small side
small piece; fragment; chip; splinter; strip; shred
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
urge; demand; importunity
face with no make-up; sobriety
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to distract one's attention
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
weak point; unskillfulness
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
cut; reduction; curtailment
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)