adventive species; non-native species; introduced species; alien species
Manchurian elm (Ulmus laciniata)
drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
mental illness; emotional disorder
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
incessant working; working non-stop
evening meal; dinner; supper
inattention; absent-mindedness
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
temporary retirement; suspension from office
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
sense of unity; sense of oneness
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
leaving everything up to someone else
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
subtracting points; points deducted
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
female friend; woman friend
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up