tone (of argument); tenor; drift
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
of no interest; not interested
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to take a veneer off something
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
long thin brown "naoko" mushroom
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
now that; since; so long as; because
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
oshitaoshi; (frontal) push-down; (win by) knocking down opponent by pushing him with hand(s) rested on his body
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble