sensual love; love affair
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
hospitalization; hospitalisation
recuperation; medical treatment
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to smash violently; to crush
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
from the viewpoint of; according to
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
character information; character data; textual data
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
inexpert or untrained eyes
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
to be profitable; to yield a profit
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
pupil; disciple; follower
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment