self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
talk; recital; narration; topic
to raise one's voice; to shout
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
lower region; lower part; region below
to need; to call for; to require
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
feebleness; weakness; weak
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
material; substance; matter
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
in that way; like that; that way
principle; theory; fundamental truth
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine