to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
genuine product; officially licensed product; non-counterfeit article
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
being very busy; busyness
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
special measure; special measures
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to take measures (against); to take steps
in a day; in a brief space of time
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon