without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
dying down (of a fire); waning; waning (of a trend, fad, popularity, epidemic, etc.); declining; heat applied from below (e.g. in an oven or grill)
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
viewing angle; viewing direction
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
to fight each other; to clash
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
aggressiveness; aggression
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to watch steadily; to stare
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up