to subsist; to keep on living
ending up right back where one started
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
negative emotions; negative feelings
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
nonchalant air; unruffled air
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)
chakra (centers of spiritual power in the human body, in Indian thought)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
shock therapy; shock treatment
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
evening sky; twilight sky
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
to close (one's eyes); to shut
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid