leaving one's home town; priest going out to teach
to contend for distinction; to claim credit
summer plumage; nuptial plumage
hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing); (arch.) clan
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
calculus (concretion of minerals formed inside the body)
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
reaction of a living body
hail; sleet; chilly rain; freezing rain
to freeze; to refrigerate
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to bite off; to gnaw through
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
life or death; existence; destiny
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
weave; weaving; woven item
(sound of one's) heartbeat
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
qualitative difference; disparity; gap