a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
kushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
a few seconds; several seconds
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
lightly; easily; carelessly
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty