to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
six; sixth (interval, chord)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
surveillance camera; security camera
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
horror film; horror movie
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to take back; to recapture
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)