early spiketail (species of flowering plant, Stachyurus praecox)
Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense)
tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium)
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
squad leader; group leader; team leader
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother