fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
to fall off; to tumble down
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to throw open; to leave open
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
full view; plain sight; completely visible
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
with one's mouth wide open; gapingly
document; official papers
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
official document; archives
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government