irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
waste of time; killing time
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to cease; to stop; to be over
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
slowly and quietly; smoothly
stealthy steps; soft steps
reopening; resumption; restarting
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
portable toilet; portaloo; temporary toilet
half tatami mat; heckling; jeering; interrupting
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
near-miss; just missing (each other)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to