to blaze; to burn brightly
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to put out; to extinguish
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
power; might; authority; influence
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to thrust before; to thrust at
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
such; like that; that sort of; very