being startled; getting a shock
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
snake; serpent; large snake
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
even more; still more; further
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to raise one's voice; to shout
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
if you think about it; come to think of it
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
bowing (a string instrument)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
scene; sight; scenario; setting
strip show; striptease; stripping; removing one's clothes; strip (e.g. of wood)
preparation; arrangements
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to make an appearance; to show up
private property; personal belongings; personal effects