increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
to blame; to find fault with
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
having not the slightest idea
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to become keen on; to get passionate about
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
memory; sense; experience
something-something; something or other
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
self-consciousness; self-awareness
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
to become dim; to become blurred