to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
general idea; concept; notion
though; notwithstanding; although
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
office hours; business hours; working hours
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to bite off; to gnaw through
to bury; to embed; to implant
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
memory; ability to remember
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
last call (in bar, restaurant, etc.); last order
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to