watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
high-voltage current; high-tension current
receiving an electric shock
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
pessimism; disappointment
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
to leave as is; to ignore
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
a short while ago; already
tottering steps; drunken staggering
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
numb; insensitive (e.g. to pain); apathetic; insensitive; indifferent
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
board, plank or sheet shaped
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
one's whole heart; everything one feels
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to get going; to start off
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
reimportation; reimport; reverse import; (cultural, etc.) reverse import (e.g. California rolls being introduced in Japan)
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist