engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
evening; sunset; nightfall
on the occasion of; at the time of
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
Ruskin; Laskin; Luskin; Raskin
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
study; research; investigation
classification; categorization; sorting
cloud formation; cloud-shaped
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
Christmas; Nativity; celebration of the birthday of a saint or great man
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
cloud flying through the sky
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
as (for); for; in the capacity of
meteorological observatory
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness