leader; authority; mainstay
signature; signing; sealing
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
(not) so much; (not) that much
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
long ago; a long time ago; already
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
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
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
being closed; being blocked up; being occupied; unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)
emotional scars; mental trauma
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit