to speak; to say; to vocalize
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
Nagano (city, prefecture)
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
covered in mud; mud-caked
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
any more; any further; any better; any longer
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to punish; to penalize; to penalise