nutjob; mental job; lunatic; mentally troubled person
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
to set (sun); to become dark
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
way; method; means; resource; course
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
choice; selection; option
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to be silent; to say nothing
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
right beside; close to; nearby
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
stealthily; secretly; in secret
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
innermost depths of one's heart
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
conflict; fighting each other