other than; excluding; without
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
minigame; mini game; subgame; practice game (usu. with reduced players)
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
admiration; being impressed (by)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
wicked heart; evil design
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
enterprise; business; company; corporation
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal