slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
Japanese freshwater crab (Geothelphusa dehaani)
Japanese freshwater crab (Geothelphusa dehaani)
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
beforehand; in advance; previously
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
every other; second; alternate
ren (ancient Chinese measure of height, depth, etc.; between 1-3 meters)
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
side door; side gate; wicket gate
to consent; to allow; to accept
ring; band; ring; circum-
to gaze out at; to look out over
aquatic (life); living in the water
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.); to be well liked; to be popular; to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last; possessed
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
mountain range; cluster of mountains; mountainous region
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
the good and the beautiful
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
path through forest; woodland path; logging road