warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
being concerned about or mindful of
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
with a whack; smack; slap
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
carbonization; carbonisation
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
last business day of the year (usu. December 28)
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
simmer; bubble out; flow out
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
a poor man has no time for leisure; there is no rest for the poor
determination; resolution
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
to correct oneself; to restate
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
all night long; all through the night
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
secret information; intelligence
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)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
widower; divorced man not remarried; (long-term) bachelor
boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
narrow eyes; half-open eyes; fine mesh; fine texture; tight weave
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene