flaring up; bursting into flames
to be nappy; to get fluffy
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
impossible; unlikely; improbable
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to concern; to be related
materials; data; document
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
powerless; helpless; incompetent
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
complicity (in a crime); collusion
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
stabbing to death; putting out
affidavit; deposition; testimony
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point