to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
snow child (type of winter spirit)
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
yaki-fu; wheat gluten leavened with baking powder and baked into long bread-like sticks
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
Akita Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
minority ethnic group; ethnic minority; minority race
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of
to mix; to stir; to blend