mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
form; method; system; formula
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
scandal; deplorable event
script; screenplay; scenario
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
long ago; once upon a time
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to talk to oneself; to mutter
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
each place; various places
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
point in common; common feature
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
irregular pulse; arrhythmia
chatter mark (machine tools)
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small