Vocabulary

Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells)

ingratiation; sycophancy

substitute for a scheduled live broadcast of a sporting event that was rained out

taste for both wines and sweets; having a liking for both alcoholic beverages and sweet things

annoying noise; fruitless argument; useless controversy

ingratiation; sycophancy

flattery; adulation; sycophancy

giving an amorous sidelong look; casting an amorous glance (at); playing up to someone behind the scenes

peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful

fate (safety) of a person (persons) being unknown

offering one's opinion (to someone on something)

taste for the exotic; infatuation with a foreign way of life; exoticism

hyperconsciousness; too great a sense (of); something being only one's imagination; letting imagination run away with one

change in mentality; changing one's way of thinking; adjusting psychologically to shifting circumstances

radical change in mentality; radically changing one's way of thinking; radical change in consciousness

being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey

strong determination; strong-willed; having strong will power; firmness of purpose

(words with) different kanji but the same Japanese reading (and usu. a similar meaning)

grudge; spite; malice; rancor

love of fine clothing; weakness for fine clothes; being extravagant in clothing

living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging; sponging on other people for accommodation

one-line fact; one-line information; information (explanation) provided in a few scanty words

(excelling in) one area or skill; (being skilled or gifted in) one certain area

full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

every single word and phrase; each and every word

every single word and phrase; each and every word

letter by letter; character by character

a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable

going up and down

momentous (crucial) decision

great sensation; taking something by storm; making a splash

dealing a hard (heavy, crushing) blow (to)

significant turning point

a reading leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration

a (single) reading (a perusal) leaves one dumbfounded

doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day

being a match for a thousand

contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game

beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)

the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple