step; stride; counter for steps
emergency light; emergency lamp
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
group; bunch; crowd; group
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
flight; desertion; escape
murder; homicide; manslaughter
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
when; at what moment; what time
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
unidentifiable; unidentified
shady; underhanded; questionable
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
worst; worst-case (scenario)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
not caring; not giving a damn
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
more than usual; especially; particularly
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
danger; peril; hazard; risk