to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
be (that) as it may; having said that
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
situation report; status report; progress report
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
your body; your health; yourself; you
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
Japanese person; Japanese people
one end; an end; part; fragment
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
legendary; fabled; fabulous
living thing; living creature; animal; life
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering