to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
two legs; two feet; two pairs
author; writer; novelist; artist
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
commerce; trade; business
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
high mountain; alpine mountain
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
orders; instructions; directive; command
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
department; bureau; section; part
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
otherwise; or else; if not
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
how many people; a number of people
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
school affairs; religious affairs