boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
clearly; brightly; crisply
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
how much; how many; however
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
to be responsive; to show immediate results
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
convenient; handy; useful
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
be (that) as it may; having said that
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
nonchalant air; unruffled air
quarrel; dispute; argument
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
(theatrical) fighting scene
like an old man; like an old woman
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
everything; anything; nothing
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing