going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
law-like nature; regularity
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
fine weather; fair weather
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
father; dad; husband; you; he
in that way; like that; that way
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
anonymity; using an assumed name
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
indictment; prosecution; complaint
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
it's been a long time; long time no see
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient