to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
great laughter; burst of laughter
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
child born with teeth; child which does not resemble its parents; changeling; wild child; badly-behaved child
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
probability; likelihood; chances
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
second generation; second; junior
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm