amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
outsider; someone outside of a group
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
remarkable; striking; obvious
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
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 build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
open every day of the year; open year-round; operating 365 days a year
one by one; in detail; minutely