weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
championship race; struggle for victory
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
though; notwithstanding; although
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
resentment; indignation; anger
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
being argued into silence; being left speechless
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
fate; destiny; predestination
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
the other day; some time ago; recently
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice