explanation (for purpose of convincing a judge)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to translate; to interpret
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
at first; initially; in the beginning
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
observation; survey; watching
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
imagination; supposition; guess
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
outside world; physical world
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
hydroplane (submarines); diving plane; diving rudder
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful