seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
coming out (as gay, etc.)
dozens; scores of; decades
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
number of characters; number of letters; word count
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
very important person; VIP
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
sunlight; rays of the Sun
this will just be a short note; I'm writing to tell you
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
bitter experience (ordeal)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
Japanese Industrial Standards; JIS