black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
holding something on one's palm or hand (esp. small animal or bird)
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
confusion; mixing; merger
on the occasion of; at the time of
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
masala (mixture of spices used in Indian cooking)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era