lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
ichimatsu doll; traditional Japanese doll with a torso made of hardened sawdust
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
nothing; nil; naught; nought
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
perception; sensation; awareness
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
sweet voice; seductive voice
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
photo exhibition; exhibition of photographs; photograph exhibition; photographic exhibition
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
the scruff or nape of the neck
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
final adjustment; final coordination