complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
hot topic; talk of the town
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
seeing clearly; (gods or Buddha) bearing witness (of)
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
good young man; agreeable youth
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
to be nearing death; to be dying
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
filtration; filtering; percolation
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
performance of one's official duties
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment