diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
bright sunshine; broad daylight
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
surely (not); certainly (not)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to give a round of applause; to applaud
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
password; secret spell; secret phrase
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
ago; since; before; previous
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
embodying; expressing concretely
to flare up; to burst into flames
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
ash; embers; complete destruction