establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
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)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
little by little; bit by bit
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to recover consciousness; to come to
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
literally; to the letter; literal
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to awake from one's sleep
form; method; system; formula
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
finger; hands and fingers; hands
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
high-quality goods; choice goods
surely; certainly; without doubt
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
starting point; starting line
Antares (star in the constellation Scorpio); Alpha Scorpii
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
from the viewpoint of; according to
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged