otherwise; or else; if not
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
returning (to the authorities); restoring
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to strip; to peel; to tear off
nothing but; none other than
negotiations; discussions; connection
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
gem; jewel; precious stone
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
rising; ascending; climbing
sea of fire; sea of flame
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
pillar of fire; blazing column
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed