self-important; important-looking; pompous; proud; conceited; snobbish
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
reading aloud; recitation
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
Island; insula; island; islet
to dash off; to write freely
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to get warm; to become warm
to half-rise to one's feet
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to iron; to do the ironing
to push (something) against
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things