gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
but; however; even though; even if
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
to let out a cry; to break forth
thinnish; somewhat narrow
president's office; director's office
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
rationality; reasonableness
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
a little bit; a little while
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to live; to reside; to inhabit
recuperation; medical treatment
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
speech; expression; wording; language
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset