to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
killing time; staving off boredom
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to make sense; to be meaningful
obsolescence; becoming obsolete (of a product, etc.)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
act of violence; violent behavior
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
derailment; digression; deviation
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
in this manner; in this way; like this
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
struggle (for); scramble; contest