process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
command; lead; generalship; leadership
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
reigning; controlling; dictating
old friend; old acquaintance
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
joke; playfulness; kidding around
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
personality; style; appearance
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
mud; muddy; covered in mud
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
to take; to catch; to capture
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)