ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
comparatively; relatively
(medical) follow-up; observation
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
maintenance company; management company; proprietary company
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to break (a promise); to ignore
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
such; like that; in that way
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
unqualified; without qualifications
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
to check; to stop; to keep back
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately