to become calm; to die down
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
authority; power; influence
total energy; all efforts
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
material; substance; matter
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to be needed; to be wanted
both; both sides; both parties
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
riskiness; (level of) danger
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
from the beginning; from scratch
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on