weird; disgusting; sickening
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
crown; diadem; bottle cap
cilia; cilium; fine hairs
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
mistress; kept woman; concubine
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
judgment; judgement; discernment
gradual progress; steady advance
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
terminal (electricity); pin (on a semiconductor or microcontroller); port (e.g. LAN port)
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
unable to escape criticism; worthy of censure
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
pain relief; killing pain
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)