white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
milk; breast; pole loop (on a flag, banner, etc.)
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
last night; yesterday evening
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
reutilization; reapplication
leader; head; president (of a bank); bank director; greenroom manager (in a theater)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
construction; establishment
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to become better; to improve
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
the same as always; day after day
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)