to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
society; the world; the times
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
straight-laced person; stubborn person
optimist; easy-going person
bitter (flavor); bitter (type of beer)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
in that manner; like that
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to live; to reside; to inhabit
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
influence; clout; leverage
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
vitality; (one's) life force
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses