sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
night attack; nocturnal assault
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
poisoned sake; poisoned alcohol
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to claim victims; to cause casualties
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
slap (sound of a flat object continuously striking something); splash
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
third stage; three stages
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
(holding of) a solo recital or performance
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
triple; three-way; threefold
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
admiration; wonder; astonishment
impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable