provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to lose sight of; to miss
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
quick-tempered; impatient
invisibly; secretly; privately
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
visual confirmation; sighting
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
close; intimate; on good terms
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife