fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
locational advantage; advantageous position
being all smiles with joy
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
not worth considering; out of the question
hidden room; secret chamber
to clap one's hands in prayer
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
enemy territory; hostile place
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
what is called; what they call; so-called
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
endurance; perseverance; patience
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
Aomori prefecture (Tōhoku area)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)