labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
throwaway; disposable; single-use
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
close to the wall; alongside the wall
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
safety zone; traffic island
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to blaze; to burn brightly
body and soul; mind and body
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to need; to call for; to require
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
how; in what way; circumstances
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
that's true; of course; obviously
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour