climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
rosary; string of prayer beads
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
section; cross section; profile
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
left side; left-hand side
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
slicing thinly (of sashimi); thin (e.g. ceramics, glass)
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
close; intimate; on good terms
party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
to march in; to parade in; to pull in (a net, rope, etc.); to haul in; to incorporate (in); to include
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to amuse oneself; to make merry
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over