piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to take a veneer off something
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
true character; real nature
to overflow from something full
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
business world; business circles; (the) industry
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
author; writer; novelist; artist
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
sales; selling; marketing
number of copies; circulation
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to (have a situation) descend to mayhem
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; close; beside; third person
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)