third stage; three stages
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
to knock down; to knock off
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
bento; Japanese box lunch
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
intimidation; threat; bluster
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
gradually; slowly but steadily
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
molester; groper; masher; pervert
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend