escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
accession to the throne; enthronement
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to comb down; to smooth down
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
opposite; reverse; contrary
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
decision; determination; resolution
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
that's the way it is; such is life
black spot; dark spot; sunspot