good contrast; marked contrast
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
trauma (usu. psychological)
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to detain; to check; to restrain
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
jealousy; roasted rice cake
stepping back; drawing back
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
penalty; sentence; punishment
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
to come surging (waves, enemy troops, etc.)
other than; excluding; without
to think of; to give one's thought to
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
way of reciting; way of telling a story
diagnosis; medical examination