poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
question; inquiry; enquiry
eardrum; tympanic membrane
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
second-year student; biennial
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
at that time; in those days
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
interested person; volunteer; supporter
drama; play; powerful drug
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
personification; anthropomorphization
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
madder red; dark red; crimson
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking