to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
just after O-Bon; the period (immediately) after O-Bon
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
even if not; even without
to overflow from something full
front kick (esp. martial arts)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
top of the head; crown of the head
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear