lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
world; society; people; the public
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
business discussion; negotiation
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
social; societal; societary
honor; honour; credit; prestige
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
drama; play; powerful drug