incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to take someone's life; to kill someone
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
passing through without stopping; passing by
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
watchful waiting; careful supervision
discipline; training; teaching manners
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to become empty; to be emptied
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
being startled; getting a shock
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising