bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
protection against wind; Saposhnikovia divaricata (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine); Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to have a reason; to have an excuse
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
in unison; as one; united
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
being startled; getting a shock
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
forcibly; against one's will
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches