unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
nervous disorder; neurosis
Gothic novel; supernatural horror novel
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
dense; populous; crowded; thick
red light (esp. on emergency vehicles)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to pull down (clothing, etc.); to slide down
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
playing by oneself; playing alone; entertaining oneself; game played by oneself (e.g. solitaire)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
pronunciation; production of sound
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
toddling; taking tottering steps
cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted