transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to give directions; to issue instructions
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to flare up; to burst into flames
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
heating; application of heat
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
being good at cooking; good cook
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
foreign cinema; foreign film; a foreign movie
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament