to flare up; to burst into flames
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
unprecedented; never seen before
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
one's long-cherished desire
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
glorious achievement; distinguished service
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
being concerned about or mindful of
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
proposal; offer; request; application
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
difference; variation; difference
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué