explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
roundhouse kick; turning kick
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
devotion; attachment; infatuation
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
difficult to ...; hard to ...
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
manuscript; version; draft
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
roadside tree; row of trees
invisibly; secretly; privately
to be absorbed in reading
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to become settled; to be fixed
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
one night; one evening; all night; overnight