eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
living person; the living
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
puddle of blood; pool of blood
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to turn inside out; to evert
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
at; in; at; when; by; with
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
too (much); overly; excessively
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to have good things happen to one; to have luck smile on one
head over heels; headlong; head first
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
metallic sound; metallic clank
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
rubber band; elastic band
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up