weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
odds and ends; all; every
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
carving; engraving; chiselled features
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
thorough; exhaustive; complete
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
region; limits; stage; level
corpulence; fatness; obesity
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to step forward; to volunteer
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in