police drama (television); detective drama
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
deadly serious; deadly earnest
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
coinage; invention of a new word; coined word
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to fan; to incite; to instigate
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
streamer consisting of multiple long strips of material attached to a circular frame; windsock
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
rather than; more ... than ...
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
pupil; student; schoolchild
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
report; notification; registration
corridor; hallway; passageway
to blow through; to blow across
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up