sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
unlucky day; bad day; evil day; critical day (for a crop)
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
land subsidence; decline in influence
all of the United States; the whole of the USA; all of North and South America; the entire Americas
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
the last moment; the very end
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
5th day of the month; five days
as before; as ever; as it was originally
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to breathe out; to exhale
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
internal conditions; true state of affairs
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
home; household; family; hearth
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth