wheat straw; barley straw
to be nearing death; to be dying
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
bloodsucking; sucking blood
to change completely; to change suddenly
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
set of three; three sets; three classes
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
another thing; exception; special case
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
inner structure; internal anatomy
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
level ground; horizon; field of view
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)