lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
high and low; rise and fall
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to make an appearance; to show up
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
and; thereupon; because of that
Everyone is safe (all right)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better