sutra; Buddhist scriptures
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
Atlantis; Atlantis (space shuttle)
circumnavigation; circle tour by ship
entrance to a bay; mouth of a bay
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
thawing season; spring thaw
freezing (over); ice; frost
to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard
rising; ascending; climbing
upper part; upper region; region above
un-; non-; negative prefix
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
radiant heat; photothermal
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
snow and ice; snow ice; frozen snow
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
further; besides; moreover; in addition to
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
sunlight; rays of the Sun
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual