ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
invitation; introduction; temptation
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
burned down; entirely destroyed
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
underworld; underside of society
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
sovereign; emperor; monarch
settlement; solution; resolution
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
middle of the night; dead of night
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
heart-warming; kind-hearted; warm-hearted; considerate; kind; heartfelt
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
Grand Old Party; GOP; Republican Party of the United States
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
(United States of) America; USA
process; course; mechanism
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
fucking; screwing; having sex
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
waste of time; killing time
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since