explosion; rupture; break off
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to have a narrow escape from death
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
knee dislocation; making somebody's knees bend (by hitting them behind the knees with one's own knees)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
to be kind to; to treat kindly
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible