to walk away; to walk off
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to rebuild; to reconstruct
bright colors; vivid colors
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
artificial fingernail; fake fingernail
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
rubbish heap; garbage dump
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends