to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
individual; private person; personal; private
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die; (arch.) to go bad
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
dusky purple; dark purple; eggplant color
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
reinforcement; strengthening
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to rant and rave; to raise hell
dazzlement; bewilderment; daze
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
everybody; every last one of them; all
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
touching; moving; painful
transcendence; excellence; superiority