strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
frizz; kink; crimp; curls (hair, noodles, leaves, etc.)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
madness; craziness; insanity
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
action; operation; effect; function
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
outside the city area; suburbs
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)