things depend on how you use them; all things have their uses when they are used in the right way
desperation; struggle to the death
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to hide; to conceal oneself
it hasn't been long since
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
entomophagy; insect eating
somewhat below; slightly below
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
fiction; fabrication; concoction
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
strange; rare; novel; curious
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
(shooting up) one after another; (sprouting up) all over the place; (growing) rapidly
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love