frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
to bail out (water); to scoop out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to keep a watchful eye on
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
being good-for-nothing; useless person
tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
rebellion; great uprising
whole nation; whole land; whole country