private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
reading circle; reading group; book club
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
pre-paid card for purchasing books; Tosho card; library book index card
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
tenth day of the month; ten days
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
unexpectedly; surprisingly
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
wrapping paper for a present; gift wrapping paper; wrapping paper with a noshi decoration printed on it
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
to sentence; to assign a penalty
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)
federal law; federal legislation
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to become jammed (of a printer, gun, etc.); to jam; to hold a jam session
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
machine room; machinery room; engine room; machine house