in; on; at; during; in the condition of
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
righteousness; justice; right
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
furiously; passionately; indignantly
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
shady; underhanded; questionable
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
in the course of one's duties
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
great success; huge success
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
carefree; free from worry
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable