stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
temporary fastening; temporary fixing in place
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
reconversion (of typed characters)
humming a tune (while doing something else)
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; discretion is the better part of valor; (lit.) fleeing is winning
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
Eurasian magpie (Pica pica); common magpie
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
quick firing; rapid firing
raw materials; ingredient
like water; like it grows on trees
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
strongest ever; most powerful in history
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to search for; to seek for; to look for
sudden change; sudden turn
it hasn't been long since
all you want; as much as one wants