silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
to telephone; to make a phone call
eagle (Accipitridae family)
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
late-night show; midnight broadcast
belief; faith; conviction
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
in the end; at the end of the day
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
around the clock; day and night
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director)