panicled hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata); peegee hydrangea
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
directly; in person; firsthand
sympathetic magic; homeopathic magic; imitative magic
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
art of self-defense; art of self-defence
hard to reach place; remote place
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
non-player character; non-playable character; NPC
hip-hop culture; Black culture (esp. breakdancing culture)
cold and heat; chills and fever
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
to correct oneself; to restate
interpretation of dreams; dream reading; oneirocriticism; The Interpretation of Dreams (book by Sigmund Freud, 1900)
lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
Russia and Japan; Russian-Japanese
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
oxygen deficiency; anoxia; hypoxia
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up