to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
hot topic; talk of the town
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
few decades; many decades; several decades
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
main cause; primary factor
to sniff out; to get wind of
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
simply; merely; only; solely
honorific affix; honorific prefix
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
severe; strict; tough; hard
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
dependent on luck; matter of luck
as one had hoped; as one wishes
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
tool; implement; means; furniture
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)