in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
celebration; auspicious occasion
pajama party; pyjama party; slumber party
water heater; (domestic) boiler
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
bygones; the past; past event
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
with a crack; with a smash
special training; intensive training; crash course
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
intermission (between acts); interlude
to have time free; to have time to spare
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to have a smattering knowledge of
none of your business; not your concern