hybridization; crossing; mixing
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
8000; eight thousand; many
royal capital; imperial capital
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
in search of; in order to look for
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
right of use; user rights
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
United States Marine Corps; US Marines
study; pursuit of knowledge
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
healthy; sound; wholesome
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
confirmation of someone's safety; ascertainment of someone's safety
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
first-class goods; A-grade product
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
how can (one) do something
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine