breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
conviction; belief; confidence
to crouch; to squat; to cower
right under; directly below
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to smash down; to beat in
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
covered with; stained; smeared
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
script; screenplay; scenario
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
pulsation; pulsatory motion
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion