acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
to have a rumor circulating
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
root crops; root vegetables
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
deviation; departure; omission
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
loyal retainer; loyal subject
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
one of these days; someday; one day
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
attraction; lure; invitation
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
comparatively high; fairly expensive
innocent; not guilty; harmless
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
reasoning; logic; persuasion
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
anthology; selection of books
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
wooden building; wooden architecture
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
descendant; posterity; offspring
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm