taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus)
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
encyclopedic knowledge and strong memory
be (that) as it may; having said that
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
speaking voice; talking voice
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
depression; recession; slump
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
separation; isolation; extrication; release; isolation
the same kind; accomplice; partner
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
to be entwined; to be involved
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
the ancients; ancient people
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
medical science; medicine
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
oracle; revelation; divine message
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on