capable of anything; liable to do
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
ignorant of the ways of the world
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to harm; to cause harm to
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
barbarian; savage; savage (primitive) people (race)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
ancient city; former capital
excursion; field trip; school trip
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
ongoing; in progress; afoot
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to become keen on; to get passionate about
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection