couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
serious; not joking; straight
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
sudden and dramatic event (incident); sudden and strange phenomenon
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
meanwhile; in the meantime
difference; variation; difference
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to backfire; to have a harmful result
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden