to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
pillar of fire; blazing column
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
entry; approach; penetration
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
long ago; a long time ago; already
association; club; fan club; supporter's association
to send or direct a person to
elopement; running away with a lover
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
directions; instructions; orders; command
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
to be exhausted; to be tired out
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
fireball; bolide; fireball