direct mail; direct message
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to glare at each other; to confront each other
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
brown; light brown; tawny
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
break in the rain; waiting for a break in the rain
backlight; backlighting; backlight (in a liquid crystal display); backup light; reversing light
to overdo; to do too much
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji