to flare up; to burst into flames
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
sincere; earnest; serious
to make an appeal; to urge
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to have confidence in one's own abilities
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
wildcard; storm card; gaji; extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank card
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to show; to bare (the teeth)
person of common sense; common sense man
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to keep (a person) waiting
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous