to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
internal conditions; true state of affairs
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
calming down; quieting down
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
consequently; as a result; in the end
to knock down; to knock off
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
treacherous; heinous; treasonous; atrocious
beating to death; striking dead
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
stone (used for throwing)
determination; conviction
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else