fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
10^20; 100,000,000,000,000,000,000; hundred quintillion
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
Emperor Gaozu of Han (BCE 247-195); Liu Bang
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
Xiang Yu (aka Kou U) (232 BC-202 BC), general in the late Qin period, defeated by Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
ebisenbei; shrimp-flavored rice cracker
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
in its entirety; whole; wholly
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
extra-large (clothing size); XL; language laboratory; LL
proofreading; calibration
duty; obligation; responsibility
should do; ought to do; must do
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
good contrast; marked contrast
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
time of year when television and radio replace programs (usu. spring and fall)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing