to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
contradiction; inconsistency
several sheets (flat objects)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to do someone in; to bump someone off
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
social; societal; societary
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)