to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
ordinary; common; mediocre
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
criticism; critique; review; commentary
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
critic; reviewer; commentator
forgetting; lapse of memory
film critic; movie critic
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to apologize; to apologise
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
woman; lady; adult female
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
double suicide; lovers' suicide
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
human excrement; night soil
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved