gas station; petrol station; filling station
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to be smeared; to be covered
made in Japan; Japanese-made
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
ice skating rink; ice rink
to blaze; to burn brightly
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to walk away; to walk off
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
looking or acting as if one owned the place
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt