aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
inscrutable; incomprehensible
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
birth; creation; formation
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage