flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
sign; indication; omen; symptom
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
10,000,000,000; ten billion
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks