hard to control; unmanageable
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
earnest apology; humble apology; apologizing profusely
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to be expensive; to be costly
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
note (letter) left behind; will
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
veil of darkness; curtain of night
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
healthy; sound; wholesome
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired