formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
temporary truce; ceasefire
furious facial expression
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
film released direct-to-video
to become excited; to grow lively
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
can't help; won't make much difference
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
something or other; anything
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
infinite loop; closed loop
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
if you do this; if this is the case
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
bet; wager; stake; gamble
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide