to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
third day of the month; three days
battle formation; disposition of troops
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
bright red; crimson lotus flower
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
incendiary bomb; firebomb
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
construction; architecture (of buildings)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
to blaze; to burn brightly