eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
with a slurp; slurpingly; smooth; shiny; noodles; udon
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
slimy; slippery; (moving) slowly
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
someone else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
to raise one's voice; to shout
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
long ago; once upon a time
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
watch (timepiece); watching (a trend, developments, etc.); observing; (one's) watch (on a ship); watchkeeping; watch cap
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
technical skill; ability; capacity