avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
to be entwined; to be involved
un-Japanese in appearance or character
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
reform; reformation; reorganization
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
all eyes; public attention
flat cap; cloth cap; newsboy cap; (hunting) cap
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
debasement; corruption; degradation
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
handing out flyers; distributing leaflets
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
current issues; current topics
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply