unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
rebirth in paradise; peaceful death
to stop (plug) one's ears
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
flaring up; bursting into flames
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
even if not; even without
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.