ostracism; complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
older brother and younger sister
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
autotomy; self amputation; act of cutting off a part of one's own body in order to escape a predator
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
one's first campaign; one's first battle
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
techniques for arresting criminals; arrest technique
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
to close up; to block up; to fill; to cover
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
winding a replacement thread, wire, etc.; changing from an overarm to an underarm grip on one's opponent's belt
musical dance; music and dancing
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
den; wild animal dwelling; den (e.g. of thieves); hiding place; den; small snug room
national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation
racial or national characteristics
self-torturing; masochistic
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
nature; character; disposition
placing side by side; running simultaneously (e.g. classes); juxtaposition
short stature; short figure
action scene (in a movie)
contrived; false-sounding