wetting; love affair; lover
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
this world; this life; world of the living
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
to thrust before; to thrust at
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to take someone's life; to kill someone
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception