germination; sprouting; budding
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
elated; triumphant; proud
witness stand; witness box
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
outward; superficial; external; apparent
jostle; struggle; scuffle
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery