big problem; major issue; big controversy
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot magistrate
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
difference; discrepancy; variation
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
too (much); overly; excessively
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
if only there were ...; if (it) actually existed; there's not even ...; completely lacking ...
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
the five virtues (esp. in Confucianism); tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of a three-legged kettle stand
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless