digital versatile disc; DVD
and; AND (Boolean operator)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
Hominidae (family of great apes)
Primates (order of mammals)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
process; course; mechanism
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
normalcy; normality; normal
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
Nagano (city, prefecture)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
all over Japan; throughout Japan
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
prophet; predictor; prognosticator