one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
government management; state management
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
within; inside of; less than
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
discouragement; disappointment
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
untouched; unused; intact
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
to hold two or more positions concurrently; to do different work concurrently
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)