kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)
yearned for; longed for; missed
choice; selection; option
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
thickly; stickily; viscously
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
movie; film; motion picture
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
housing district; residential district
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
rival; competitor; competition
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to smirk; to grin broadly
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge