to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
stepping back; drawing back
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
stage show featuring superhero characters from tokusatsu films and TV series
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to stand by; to be on standby
without permission; without notice
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
latte; caffè latte; radio and television
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
taking (a class); studying; completion (of a course)
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
Genbun era (1736.4.28-1741.2.27)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to subsist; to keep on living
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
to jump up and down; to hop
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive