contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to choke; to have trouble breathing
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to name; to call; to christen; to term
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
older sister; lass; young lady
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
image; figure; figure; form; image
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)