Vocabulary

reaction formation

defense mechanism

personality test

impeded blood flow

hyperuricemia (increased levels of uric acid in the blood)

in order to; for the purpose of

should not be; must not be

unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable

should not be done; must not be done

wretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else

speaking of

remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?

as if (something untrue was actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

the place for; the time for; the level of

show (blood-stained mucus discharge that happens towards the end of pregnancy); bloody show

Mr; Mrs; Ms; -san

dripping wet; soaking wet

snare

cannot possibly be

crescent moon

strolling in Ginza

silvering; silver-plating

silver lace; silver braid

to eat too much; to overeat

to bite off

leftovers; leftover food

to leave food half-eaten

blind stitch

needle for the blind stitch

poetic instinct; taste for haiku

eczema

pustule; scab

strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)

to be covered in grass; to be grassy; to be verdant

strange; mysterious; queer; weird

tickling; tickle

sniffling; sniffing

easy (e.g. explanation, description); plain; familiar

drawstring (e.g. on a bag)