noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
everybody; every last one of them; all
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
battlefield; battleground
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
at that time; in those days
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
devil; evil spirit; genie
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
putting into operation; invocation
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.