antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
normalcy; normality; normal
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
police; polis (ancient Greek city state); -city
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
clicking; clopping; clacking
nothing but; none other than
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
have a pain in one's chest
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
nine parts; nine percent; almost
nine times; twisting around many times
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
useless resistance; vain struggle
from here; from this place
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
from the viewpoint of; according to
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt