mwahahaha (evil laughter)
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
succeeding; following; trailing; next
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
decorative lights; illumination
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
breakwater; seawall; bulwark; mole; narrow stone structure for breaking incoming waves and loading goods on and off ships
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
riparian works; flood-control works
palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan
common name; popular name
kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
fire station worker; member of a fire station
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
land speculation; real-estate speculation; speculation in land
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade