finish; completion; the end
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; cloak worn in bed
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
bottom; lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt, etc.); hem (of trousers, skirt, etc.)
to mistake (A for B); to misread
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
to not believe one's ears
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
wicked tongue; abusive language
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
and yet; though; when; in spite of
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
no matter how much time passes
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove