standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to be too numerous; to be too much
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to project; to stick out; to stand out
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
five (long cylindrical things)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to cut corners; to be shoddy
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
great difference; big difference; wide margin
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
overdose; excessive consumption
riskiness; (level of) danger
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
extensive; vast range; wide scope
of course; certainly; naturally
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning