smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
way out; means to escape; escape route
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
doctor's visit; house call
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening
to have a meal; to take a meal
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
high and low; rise and fall
washing one's hair; having a shampoo
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
calming down; quieting down
looking depressed; long face
to clatter; to rattle; to turn into a ruckus
everywhere; all over; throughout
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
brightness; splendour; splendor
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to plow through (a wave) (plough); to tack (against the wind)
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
red coral (Corallium japonicum)