flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
virgin; innocent young woman
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
consideration; taking into account
not worth considering; out of the question
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
rock drill; pneumatic drill; jackhammer
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
indulging in every possible luxury
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to worry about the future
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
by your leave; with your permission
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
working; in operation; running; active
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
position; location; base; point; site