secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
with a snap; with a flick; wide-eyed; with a flick (of eyelids); with a crackle (of a fire); with a rustle
evening; dusk; sunset; nightfall
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
having said that; be that as it may
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
each and all; every single one; everybody
manners; behavior; behaviour
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
blunder; slip; error; error
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
awareness; realization; noticing
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
in that way; like that; that way
8000; eight thousand; many
occupation; calling; livelihood
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
various articles; various items; various kinds
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)