central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)
water that has been used to wash rice
spending the night in a car, train, bus, etc.
playing the victim; playing the victim card
dyeing black; dyed black; dark
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
to be biased; to have a bias
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
seam; seal (e.g. envelope); writing on the seal of an envelope
in great amount; considerably; substantially; quite
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
hanging; strangling to death
vomiting and diarrhea (diarrhoea)
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
final vote; run-off ballot