explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
doll cake; sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste
sweetened mochi flavoured with Japanese pepper
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
(bar of) sweet-potato paste
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
tingling; stinging; pungently
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
to treat someone; to entertain someone
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
first-aid; emergency (aid)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
police; police officer; police station
to commit an act (or acts) of terrorism
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
honorific affix; honorific prefix
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined