to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
seeing in the dark; night vision
center; centre; metropolis
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
insect bite; bug bite; sting
to succeed; to bear fruit
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
pro among pros; best of the best; top tier; ultimate professional; player's player
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
outward; superficial; external; apparent
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to fall ill; to be taken ill
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
to soothe and humor; to coax
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly