guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
(being) worth seeing; impressive
wide difference; a world of difference
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
don't worry; no worries; never mind
ceremony of fitting child with a hakama
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
(having an) overactive imagination; tendency to get lost in one's imagination
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
mass; quality and quantity
exchange of blows; long rally
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
volatilization; volatilisation
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
archery; mapping; map; morphism
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to check (in chess); to threaten (someone's position, etc.); to close in (on someone)
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows