stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo); turkey (bowling); three strikes in a row
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
common people; ordinary people; masses
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
to go past; to pass; to pass by
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it; simple meal
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
the Alps; range of high mountains
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
jumping to a wrong conclusion
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
severe earthquake; violent tremor
sex slave; sexual slavery
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
extreme sadist; very sadistic
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
immediately; at once; instantly