to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
liquor tax; tax on alcohol
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
compounding of medicine; dispensing (medicine); dispensation (e.g. of heaven); providence; combining
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
proposal; offer; request; application
fee; charge; rate; material
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
down payment; contract money
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
best regards; please take care of; please do
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
this and that; one thing or another
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
to wash away; to rinse off