suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
street stall; stand; booth
Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
each place; various places
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
joint struggle; common (united) front
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
the whole area; all areas
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to