extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
just above; right overhead
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to finger; to tamper (with)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to gain fame; to make one's name
marriage proposal; courtship
moderate; proper; just right
time; season; period; phase; stage
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
whether one wants to or not; without choice
woman who forced her husband into marriage