violent explosion; bursting
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
physical condition; state of health; shape
odds and ends; all; every
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to tower over the surroundings
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to shave off; to scrape off
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
sex maniac; seducer; libertine; Lothario; rake
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
debauchery; dissipation; lewdness; lasciviousness
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
being somewhat excited (agitated)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment