decisive battle of brief duration
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
and; thereupon; because of that
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
within the family; in the home; domestic
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
business world; business circles; (the) industry
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...