to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
protective instinct; defensive instinct
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
dancing or jumping for joy
of tender years; very young
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
irritation; annoyance; frustration
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
god of death; death deity; Death
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
at regular intervals; evenly spaced