reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
memories; recollections; reminiscence
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
metempsychosis; saving the lives of many
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
object of romantic interest
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
narrow margin; slim margin
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)