to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
moment to quit; way to quit
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
choice; selection; option
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
heating; application of heat
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
middle of the night; dead of night
talking while standing; standing around talking
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
prohibition of sale; ban on sale
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
single word; a few words; brief comment
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
what's what; heads or tails
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view