to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
in succession; one after another
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
carrying (child) under arm
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
one by one; one after another; successively