veil of darkness; curtain of night
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to make a lasting impression
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
duty; obligation; responsibility
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
concession; conciliation; compromise
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
everything; anything; nothing
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
with a momentary flash of light
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise