contrived; false-sounding
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
to become a thing of the past
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
white horse; unrefined sake
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
coherence; order; focus; point
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
great man; great god; hero; big man
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
end; close; finish; termination
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
half-wit; fool; simpleton
low (level, value, price, etc.)
public lavatory; sexually promiscuous woman
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to press a question; to cross-examine
scene; sight; scenario; setting
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal