self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
never ceasing; never ending
built-in audience; regular customers
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
both (people); the two of them
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
(right at the) side; just beside
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh