violent explosion; bursting
flawless; absolute perfection
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
possible; likely; probable
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
immediately; right away; on the spot
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
very popular; highly favoured
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
positive thinking; optimism
normalcy; normality; normal
grasp; catch; understanding
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
smallish; on the small side
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
preference; priority; precedence
jewel; precious stone; gem
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental