to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
clinic; medical office; infirmary
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
stealthily; secretly; in secret
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
disclosure; exposure; revelation
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to throw up; to vomit; to divulge; to reveal; to confess
manly; masculine; like a man
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together