fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
mouthpiece; cigarette holder; cigarette filter (tip); fragrant garnish (for soup)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
end of a line (of writing); line break
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
floating up and sinking down; rising and falling
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
piling up; multiple layers
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
washing one's hair; having a shampoo
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
glossy black hair (young woman); raven black hair
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
funori; glue plant; marine alga of the genus Gloiopeltis; funori; glue used as sizing for textiles
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
mousseline de laine; mousseline; light woollen fabric
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
together; at the same time; same; identical
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)