otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
kind; sort; species; species
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
heartstrings; koto string
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
we have a result!; game over!; match!
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to shake one's head (in denial)
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to cause a stir; to have repercussions; to generate controversy
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
drama; play; powerful drug
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
openly; in public; without caring what others think
bunch of flowers; bouquet
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
coquettish; teasing; mischievous; devilish
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)