cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
choux (pastry); cream puff
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
king; king; king (chess piece)
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
successor; replacement; second wife
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
precision equipment; delicate equipment
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
number of (large) animals
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
mist form; atomized form; spray (form)
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
shortsighted; narrow-minded
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
very hungry; starving; ravenous
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
button (clothing); push-button; button
paste (form); (as a) paste
paste (food, adhesive, etc.); paste
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable