after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
blizzard; furious snowstorm
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
undressing; taking off one's clothes
thereupon; shortly thereafter
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; mankind; souls; people
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
confectioner; confectionery; candy store
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
strong; resolute; firm; strict
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
railgun; firearm that uses electromagnetism to propel a projectile
electromagnetic induction
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
making up a prescription; dispensing medicine; preparing medicine
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person