director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to happen to hear; to overhear
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
by sheer strength; by brute force
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
internal organs; intestines; viscera
treating (someone) like an object
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
chance (of success); odds
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
how dare ...; how could ...
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
with a momentary flash of light
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather