autumn breeze; fall breeze
wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
degree of attention; profile
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
extremely healthy; lively; in good spirits
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables; metacarpus
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)