look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
quarreling; wrangling; argument; fuss
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
surely; certainly; without doubt
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
manservant; male attendant; valet
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
person who is satisfied with their real (offline) life; normie
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
novel; story; (work of) fiction
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with