bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to be pleased with oneself; to chuckle with delight
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to claim victims; to leave casualties
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
character analysis; personality assessment
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
adviser; advisor; consultant
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
private funds; own funds; private property
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
water vapour; water vapor; steam
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
high-capacity; high-intensity; high-load
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure