development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
smoking area; smoking corner
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to try to do; to attempt to do
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
one by one; in detail; minutely
one-by-one; separately; in detail
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
mental; spiritual; emotional
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
let's not say (such things) to each other
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
work-in-progress; working state
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten