only recently; just of late
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
negative emotions; negative feelings
much less; to say nothing of
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
to take away; to carry off
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
interference; intervention; meddling
(political) power; authority; influence
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
private person; individual
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to ask a question; to ask questions
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
day by day; every day; by the day
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to smile (at); to grin (at)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
piling up; multiple layers
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
process; course; mechanism
to become a thing of the past