to be bewildered; to be perplexed
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
leadership; initiative; spearhead
surveillance system; monitoring system
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
open every day of the year
one by one; in detail; minutely
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
at some point in the past; at some stage
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
normalcy; normality; normal
respect and affection; love and respect
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
genuine article; real thing; real deal
just because; even if; even though
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
waste of time; killing time
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
fluent (in a language); flowing
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on