literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
both (people); the two of them
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
briskly; quickly; promptly
hair on the back of one's head
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment
expression; look; countenance; face
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
before ... days (months, etc.)
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
sense of smell; olfaction
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting