underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
red-banded sand wasp; deer
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
very much; very many; more and more
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
overconfident; presumptuous
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
to flare up; to fly into a rage
(not saying anything) no matter what
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
countermeasure; counter-measure
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
information discovery; disclosure of information
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
arching one's body backwards (like a shrimp); holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backwards like a shrimp (to represent being overwhelmed by someone's power)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
not yet developed; undeveloped; underdeveloped
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
viewing as a problem; problematizing