mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
degenerate; pervert; deviant
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
decision; ruling; judgement; judgment
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
cake or snack served with tea
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
center; centre; metropolis
to stick it out (until the end)
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to complete decisively; to do to completion
reputation; respectability
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
labor; labour; manpower; working force
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
explosive; blasting powder