confrontation; opposition; antagonism
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
operation; functioning; running
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
mother; mom; wife; proprietress (of a shop); female shopkeeper; middle-aged woman
Shy Guy (enemy in Mario games); Shyguy
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
entry; going into; approach
singularity; singular point
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
24 hours; twenty-four hours
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to chase; to run after; to pursue
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
what kind of business; what sort of matter
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid