atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the brush
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
installation; setting; fitting; mounting
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
consequence; outcome; result; blame
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
action committee; executive committee
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to raise one's voice; to shout
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to detain; to check; to restrain