voluntary; optional; free; elective
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
conspicuousness (usu. color); prominence; distinctiveness
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
bio-; biotechnology; VAIO (Sony brand-name)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to differ; to vary; to disagree
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
taking care of something by oneself; self-management