oblong; landscape orientation
many; much; plenty; hardly
fascination with the bizarre; taste for the macabre
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
guess; speculation; supposition
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
order; command; directions; instructions
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to affect; to impact; to influence
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to boost; to force up; to push up
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
finishing blow; coup de grâce
outline; summary; gist; basic points
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
helper; assistant; help; assistance
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
one grade; first-class; primary
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to garnish; to serve (a dish) with; to join together; to put together; to compare; to check (against)
discretion; judgement; judgment
right and wrong; good and evil
to harm; to cause harm to
to bring back; to restore
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour