neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to be opposite; to face each other
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
development; exploitation
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
tradition; legend; folklore
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
silence; stillness; quietness
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
in succession; one after another
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end