trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
from the beginning; from scratch
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
world; society; people; the public
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
property; fortune; means; assets
(one's) countenance; face
to say no more; to sink into silence
languid; weary; listless; melancholy