electricity; (electric) light
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to blow out; to spout out
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
limbs; arms and legs; body
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
suddenly; all of a sudden
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
time; hour; season; time of the year
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman