cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to pause; to have a short intermission
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to flare up; to burst into flames
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to attack; to assault; to assail