Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
adult video actor specialising in bukkake
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
ridiculous; stupid; laughable
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to be smeared; to be covered
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to cover fully; to wrap around
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to thrust away; to send flying
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
quarrel; dispute; argument
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to have a meal; to take a meal
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
stingy; cheap; very frugal
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)