one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to begin; to set about; to start
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
to call again; to call someone back
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
(medical) decoction; infusion
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
student (esp. a university student)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to spread; to be propagated
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
dark clouds; black clouds
alone; by oneself; on one's own
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
transactions; dealings; business
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
pointing out; identification
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
combination; union; incorporation; congruence