switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
(political) power; authority; influence
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to be thrilled; to be excited
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
huh; I'll be damned; well!
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
rite of scattering flowers; glorious death (in battle); heroic death
destruction; annihilation; extermination
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
attacking method; attacking strategy
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to erase all trace of something
restoration; repair; mending
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to feel a chill run down one's spine
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to hit hard; to strike hard
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
terrible luck (esp. on an omikuji slip); very bad luck
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
to listen to in an ecstasy
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively