violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to shake; to waver; to tremble
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
trade fair; exhibition center; instant messenger
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
guilty (e.g. of a crime); guilt-inducing (e.g. food); decadent
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
direct mail; direct message
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
waking; waking up; awakening
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
(tactile) feel; sense of touch
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day