to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
resentment; indignation; anger
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to become dim; to become blurred
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to close (one's eyes); to shut
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)