to become fraught with emotion
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to send or direct a person to
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
pieces; scraps; disconnected
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
receptionist; welcoming committee
chiffon cake; sponge cake
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug