not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
rival; competitor; competition
to kill by burning to death
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
choice; selection; option
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
miraculous (miracle-working) water
comma; decimal point; radix point
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
door; gate; opening; title page
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
overanxiety; needless worry
corridor; hallway; passageway
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to be conspicuous; to stand out
proposal; motion; recommendation
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
very likely; very probable
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on