due form; official; formality
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to live through; to survive
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
(political) power; authority; influence
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
secrecy; highly classified information
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
creative power; creativity
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
conversely; on the contrary
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted