katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
increase in amount; increase in quantity; increase in volume
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
dividing into four; quartering
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
one's family; family member
elliptical shape; oval shape
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
land of the dead; netherworld; (arch.) distant country
to give out (off) fragrance
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
monk's fasting period (noon till 4am next day); priest's fasting period; meal taken in after noon; meal breaking one's fast; food offered to attendants of a funeral
(arch.) fruit; counter for fruit
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
king; king; king (chess piece)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
like; liking; -like; -style
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
soon; shortly; before long
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)