putting out the light; switching off the light
even though; despite; when
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
partly open; in half bloom
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to drink (whisky, whiskey) straight
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
(death from) starvation; starving to death
on hand; readily available
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
desperately; for one's dear life
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
not yet known; unknown; strange
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
having said that; be that as it may