starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
body; body blow (in boxing)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
beginning; outset; first; onset
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
a couple (of lovers, etc.)
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza
Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme