claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
beating to death; striking dead
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
vomiting and diarrhea (diarrhoea)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
limited time; limited-time offer
unprecedented; never seen before
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
central part; heart (of a city)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
autotomy; self amputation; act of cutting off a part of one's own body in order to escape a predator
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
onstage appearance of the jōruri musicians and chanters (in kabuki)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
remains; corpse; (dead) body
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim