to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
sour kombu prepared with black vinegar
telephone book; telephone directory
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
sharp sighted; easily awakened
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to be in danger of; to be liable to
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
shutter street (street with many closed-down shops or offices)
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
phantom; vision; illusion
to look away; to avert one's eyes
(bank) balance; remainder
limit (amount, e.g. on credit card, loan, expenditure)
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
retail price; street price
long (time that has passed); old (story)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
richly colored; richly coloured
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
financial aid; financial assistance; financial help; financial support
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
administration; governance; the authorities; authority