poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
rush mat with a floral or bulrush pattern
third stage; three stages
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
bento; Japanese box lunch
stealthily; secretly; in secret
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
absolute basics; very rudiments
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
extrasensory perception; ESP
to badger; to pester; to beg
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
feeling chilly after taking a bath
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
morning training (e.g. before school)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
degree of success; success rate
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa