perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
yearned for; longed for; missed
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to do together; to share; to participate in
reconciliation; make peace with
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
indeed; really; truly; very much
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss