to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
instability; insecurity; crankiness
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
weird; strange; mysterious
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
principal raw material; main raw material
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to overdo; to do too much
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
infectious disease; infection
prime of one's working life
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
exaltation; emotional uplift
training; drilling; strengthening; use of alchemy; producing (gold, etc.) with alchemy
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match