wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
setting up specially; special installation
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
lower region; lower part; region below
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
strongish; somewhat strong
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
that's a different matter; that's a different story
deed; act; work; performance
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to encamp; to take up a position
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
rebirth; new birth; nascent
simple honesty; tactless frankness
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
out-boxing; hit-and-run; striking and running away
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
contrary to one's expectations
beautiful legs; great legs
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
charcoal; charred remains