coagulation; freezing; solidification
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
night watch; night guard; night shift
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
unseasonable; out of season
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
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)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to run down (stairs, etc.)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic