depravity; corruption; degradation
without permission; without notice
to be replaced with new growth
weak point; unskillfulness
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
very busy (person or thing)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
estimation; criticism; comment
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
information leak; data breach
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
oracle; revelation; divine message
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
poor control (pitcher); no control
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
climax; peak; zenith; apex