rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
good humour (humor); good mood
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
essence; true nature; substance; reality
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to rock; to shake; to swing
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show