sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
whole nation; entire nation; all the people
special; particular; peculiar; unique
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
formal (way); orthodox; regular; in earnest; serious; proper
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
representative; exemplary; model
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
Mrs; Lady; Madam; your wife
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
hating to lose; always wanting to win; unyielding; competitive