sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
restaurant with only set meals
(punishment by) striking with fists
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
follow-up (tracing) survey
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
large, bald-headed monster; giant; large, bald man; big baldy; large monk
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
getting points (e.g. in games, shopping)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
emigration and immigration
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
to do someone in; to bump someone off
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure