defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
acceleration; speeding up
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
spurt of blood; spray of blood
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
flustered person; hasty person
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence