festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
Japanese person; Japanese people
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
trauma (usu. psychological)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
bluff; false show of power; bold front
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
woman; female; feminine gender
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
such; this sort of; like this
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
low quality; poor quality
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)