extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
eating quickly; speed-eating
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
fragment; one of the group or party
telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
ultimate; final; last; eventual
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to compose; to put together
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
inspection of personal belongings (e.g. before entering a venue)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
things at hand; personal belongings
arrest on a separate charge
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
restoration; repair; mending
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)
late at night; at a late hour
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to have an eye on; to zero in on
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on