the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
Tabasco; jalapeno sauce; pepper sauce
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to bawl; to cry; to scream
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to lie down; to throw oneself down
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
food and drink; eating and drinking
scandal sheet; gutter press; yellow press
business trip; official trip
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
all over Japan; throughout Japan
messenger; envoy; emissary
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
rational; reasonable; logical
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)