to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
matcha; powdered green tea
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
Yūbari melon (sweet orange melon grown in Yūbari City, Hokkaido)
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
impassioned speech; fervent speech
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
burglary turned robbery (i.e. when the burglar is detected)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous