old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to pick up; to find; to gather
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to mind; to care; to worry
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
instability; insecurity; crankiness
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
unimpressive; unimpressed
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
official announcement; proclamation
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)