bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to spring at; to leap upon
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
safety; welfare; well-being
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
squad leader; group leader; team leader
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
several years standing; over several years
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
feel (of a material); texture
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
mentioning later; discussing below
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
point in common; common feature
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)