when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
dispersing; breaking up; running away
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
near oneself; close to one; familiar
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
not caring; not giving a damn
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
confections; sweets; candy; cake
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
outside world; physical world
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
misanthropy; misanthropist
Japanese common squid; Pacific flying squid (Todarodes pacificus)
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
revelry; tumultuous party; wild party; uproarious banquet