exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
experiment; experimentation
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
out of bounds; beyond the pale
furiously; passionately; indignantly
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to complain; to make a complaint
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
disorder; disturbance; unrest
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
short pause; short interval
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be smeared; to be covered
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to lie down; to throw oneself down
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
much less; to say nothing of
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
clearly; distinctly; vividly
scenery; scene; landscape
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
executive council (usu. of a party); board of governors; general affairs committee
public relations department; information bureau
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs