gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
whispered conversation; whispering
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
forevermore; for eternity
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
consequence; result; conclusion
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
tradition; legend; folklore
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
ejection; eviction; dispossession
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
wise saying; famous saying
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
stable boy; stable hand; groom
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
on bad terms; at loggerheads
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view