selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
confused; flustered; at a loss
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
grasp; catch; understanding
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
stomach ache; abdominal pain
middle of the night; dead of night
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
curse; spell; malediction
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly