release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to smile (at); to grin (at)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
hegemony; leadership; initiative
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
the same; the said; likewise
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
elder sister; effeminate man
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
throat lozenge; cough drop
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly