borrowing something without returning it; mooching; welching
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
origin; beginning; source; rise
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
contrived; false-sounding
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
original story; original version; this volume
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
demo version (of software); trial version
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop
to float upright in the cup (of a tea stem, as a sign of good luck)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.