hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
arena (e.g. international arena)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
charring; something charred; traditional medicine made from charred ingredients
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
fire under suspicious circumstances; arson
burned down; entirely destroyed
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
to take off one's glasses
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
pointing out; identification
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to set (sun); to become dark
pending question; unresolved problem
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle