panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
sharply; harshly; stingingly
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
fortune-telling; divination
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
starvation; famine; hunger
restoration; repair; mending
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
trusting too much; overestimating ability
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
entreaty; supplication; petition
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
seafood grilled without seasoning; unglazed ceramic ware
chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice
steaming (of food) using a bamboo steamer