electricity; (electric) light
covered with; stained; smeared
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
hook (high point of a song); chorus
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
beforehand; in advance; previously
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
other side; opposite side; other party
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to take advantage of an opportunity