attraction to ugly people
nyctophobia; fear of the dark; scotophobia
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
fake; something false; sham; deception
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
composed expression; clear face
persecution complex; paranoia
many; a lot; much; multitude
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
just one person; only one
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
as a child; when one was a child